1. The Department may be accessed at http://www.dir.state.tx.us/servlet/products.

2. The process of ordering and the order forms, which can be downloaded, are available on the Department's web page.

3. An electronic option exists for entities to purchase most software normally ordered through the Department's contracts and some hardware. The service, called GoDirect, enables governmental entities to buy directly from the Department's suppliers. The DIR software catalog will be added to TxG2B (Texas Government-to-Business), the state's e-procurement pilot project. GoDirect offers online quoting and ordering, phone/fax quoting and ordering, and use of procurement/credit cards.

No information available at this time.

The mission of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is to be a key technology leader in the State of Texas. The Department is charged with the task of being a catalyst for improvement, by influencing technology decisions, and assuring the most appropriate uses of information resources. As a part of this mission, the Department is required to assist local governmental entities in achieving their objectives through the most cost-effective acquisition of their information resources. Local governments are authorized to participate in DIR contracts by Section 791 of the Texas Government Code. The Department of Information Resources is a QISV vendor on the General Services Commission Catalog.

Through the Cooperative Contracts program, the Department negotiates volume discounts for commodity software, hardware, technology-related training, and contract technical services.