PYXIS Management Consulting Group LLC — DIR-CPO-6251

PYXIS Management Consulting Group LLC has been awarded a cooperative contract under DIR-CPO-6251 for the provision of deliverables-based information technology services exclusively, with no sale of hardware or software permitted and no reseller arrangements allowed. The contract encompasses services across four technology categories: Application Development, Maintenance, Support, Upgrade, Migration, and Transformation including ERP; IT Assessments, Planning, Independent Verification and Validation, Market Research, Procurement Advisory, and Contract Implementation; and Project and Program Management. Services must be delivered using Agile methodology with iterative sprints, focusing on outcomes rather than labor hours, and all deliverables must align with defined acceptance criteria, standard documentation formats, and accessibility standards including WCAG 2.1 AA. The contract is available for use by Texas state and local government agencies, public education entities, and other public entities both inside and outside the state, operating under a cooperative purchasing framework managed by the Texas Department of Information Resources. The base period extends through June 16, 2031, with an option to extend included but without specified terms. Selection and award are based on a trade-off evaluation method, not lowest price technically acceptable, with technical merit weighted heavily: 60% for respondent history and experience and 40% for marketing and customer support plans. Failure in any binary pass/fail criterion—financial stability with a Dun & Bradstreet SER score below 9, vendor performance rating of C or higher, submission of a compliant HUB subcontracting plan, or adherence to state regulatory codes—results in immediate disqualification. Contractors must certify compliance with Texas-specific requirements including HUB participation, computer equipment recycling, prohibitions on gifts to public servants, and disclosure of ownership interests exceeding 25% including Social Security Numbers. No CAGE or UEI codes are required; instead FEIN, state registration, and D&B financial records are used for vetting. All invoices must be submitted directly to customers with purchase order numbers and comply with Texas Government Code Chapter 2251, while the DIR administrative fee is not to be itemized. The contract includes mandatory adherence to TX-RAMP for cloud services, VADSIR for accessibility-related work, and compliance with Texas Administrative Code sections 206 and 213. Performance locations are determined per task order and may vary across Texas or beyond, with no fixed place of delivery. There is no set contract value; pricing is determined at the task order level with a non-binding ceiling of $500,00