Strategic Technology Acquisition

SERVICE DESCRIPTION
Description:	OCIOSTA provides professional technology-acquisition support to the campus. It provides direct support to campus managerial staff who are responsible for strategic technology implementations, works closely with Procurement Services, and maintains ongoing contacts with major technology vendors. A service of the Office of the CIO (OCIO).
Service link:	http://technology.berkeley.edu/cio/fptis/sta/
For:	department
Charges:	no charge

Services to acquisition sponsors and campus departments

Conducts projects and analyses to derive better long term value related to IT acquisition investments.
Participates in task forces appointed to study and/or select technology solutions.
Collaborates in the development of solicitations (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs) for the acquisition of information technology systems.
Collaborates in the evaluation of vendor bids arising from solicitations.
Reviews and negotiates contracts and pricing for the acquisition of information technologies.
Collaborates with campus departments in resolving serious difficulties they may experience with key vendors.
Negotiates volume agreements, site licenses, and other technology agreements for the campus that take advantage of economies of scale.
Serves as the primary campus representative on UCOP's Advisory Group on Technology Acquisition Support (TAS).
Develops and promotes policies, standards, practices, procedures, templates, and other foundations of an effective technology acquisition process.
Hosts the BITS Forum listserv, and ad hoc vendor presentations.