The department has established a contract monitoring program within the Administration division. The contract monitoring program identifies each contract that requires enhanced contract or performance monitoring by conducting an initial risk assessment based on the factors, detailed in this section, consistent with the guidelines in the Texas Contract Management Guide, as applicable to the contract:
(1) Total contract value;(2) Total contract duration;(4) Criticality of deliverables;(5) Contract failure impact;(7) Availability of department resources for contract management;(8) Business process impact;(9) End users' training needs;(10) Software technology customization;(11) Impact on existing application or infrastructure;(12) Interface connectivity;(13) Complexity of contract; and(14) Payment methodology.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.263
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 02, January 8, 2016, TexReg 489, eff. 1/10/2016