DISYS PRESS RELEASE

DISYS Awarded DIR State of Texas Information Technology Staff Augmentation Contract

The industry-leading staffing and solutions provider wins the DIR-State of Texas Staff Augmentation Contract for over 150 Information Technology Roles
McLean, VA – November 24, 2020 – Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS), a global technology services firm, announces another great win, the DIR State of Texas Information Technology Augmentation Contract. This news is particularly influential to the company’s offices in Texas, in the access it delivers to enable DISYS to work with a large number of eligible customers within the state, and aligns with its intern recruiting efforts at state universities and its Minority Owned Business partnerships. These eligible customers include:

  • All Texas state agencies;
  • Units of local government, including cities, municipalities, and public school districts;
  • Special purpose districts;
  • Institutions of higher education, including public and private organizations;
  • Assistance organizations;
  • Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT);
  • Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA);
  • Private schools;
  • Volunteer Fire Departments;
  • Hospitals and First Responder groups; and
  • Public entities outside Texas.

This Contract will provide staff augmentation services to boost support for customer information technology projects throughout Texas, acting by and through the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to:

  • Ensure quality and consistency of services for customers through the establishment of estimated market rates, category descriptions, and associated high-level title and level descriptions.
  • Expand offerings to include an internship level for each category to provide institutions of higher education and eligible job placement programs an avenue to assist placement of interns.
  • Provide the flexibility to allow for competition for highly skilled, sought after, and specialized personnel.
  • Support the utilization of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) and small businesses; and
  • Provide flexibility in awarded contracts by allowing for the creation of additional categories based on market changes.

“The opportunity to support the schools and universities where our own children and their friends attend, is very gratifying,” said Doug Johnson, Managing Director of DISYS’ Austin/Houston operations. “This achievement is a significant milestone for us as a company, and we look forward to the expanded opportunities it will enable for us to serve and create a positive impact.”
This DIR Contract award will expand DISYS’ access to many new markets across Texas, and some outside the state, and allow DISYS to provide best-in-class staffing solutions at prices that will benefit all Texas taxpayers.
“The DIR Contract win is a significant opportunity for us to deploy our holistic solutions and outcome-based results while diversifying our client base among these new groups,” said Mahfuz Ahmed, CEO of DISYS.

About Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS)
Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS) is a global managed services and staffing firm with 45 offices worldwide. DISYS’ vision is to be a global business partner, delivering the highest quality and most consistent services at the best value to clients worldwide. For more information about DISYS, visit www.disys.com.

About Director of Information Resources (DIR)
Through its Cooperative Contracts Program, DIR assists state agencies and local governments (Customers) with cost-effective acquisition of their information resources by negotiating, managing, and administering contracts with information technology providers. Customers include any Texas state agency, unit of local government, or institution of higher education as defined in Texas Government Code, Section 2054.003; the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Lower Colorado River Authority, a private school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code, a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section 152.001, Tax Code, or a public safety entity, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 1401, or a county hospital, public hospital, or hospital district; those state agencies purchasing from a DIR contract through an Interagency Agreement, as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 771; any local government as authorized through Texas Government Code, Chapter 791; the Interlocal Cooperation Act; the state agencies and political subdivisions of other states as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 2054.0565; and for non-telecommunications IT Commodity products and services, “assistance organizations” defined in Texas Government Code, Section 2175.001. For more information regarding the Co-op Contracts Program, please visit the DIR website at http://dir.texas.gov/View-About-DIR/Pages/Content.aspx?id=41.