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;
  (3) User involvement;
  (4) Criticality of deliverables;
  (5) Contract failure impact;
  (6) Vendor experience;
  (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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.263 adopted to be effective January 10, 2016, 41 TexReg 489