Exception Requests (IT)

If a need exists for an agency to submit a Standards or Security Exception Request to NCDIT for approval when no active IT Procurement is being conducted, Sourcing Project Owners can create a Sourcing Project (SP) with a Solicitation Vehicle type of IT: Exception Request Only. After uploading the completed Standards or Security Exception Request Form (available at the NCDIT IT Procurement Exceptions website) and any required supporting documents into the Sourcing Tool, the Sourcing Project Owner can submit the approval task to NCDIT for review and approval. Completed Standards and Security Exception Request Forms and supporting documents not associated with an active IT Procurement may also be submitted via email to dit.exceptions@nc.gov. NCDIT will enter the Standards and Security Exception Requests into the Sourcing Tool on the agency’s behalf.

For guidance on submitting a Procurement Exception Request in an active IT Procurement, please see Section 6 of the Publishing a Sourcing Event (IT) Job Aid. For guidance on submitting Standards and Security Exception Requests in an active IT Procurement, please see Section 6 of the Managing and Awarding a Sourcing Event (IT) Job Aid.

For more detailed step-by-step information regarding this topic in a printable format, see the following job aid.

Open the Job Aid

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In the Common Actions portlet on the left side of the screen, click the Guided Sourcing Project link. Select IT: Exception Request Only in the Solicitation Vehicle field on the subsequent page.

After clicking Create on the Create guided sourcing project page, the Sourcing Project (SP) is saved. Navigate to the Team section and add any other users who need access to the SP. By default, only the Sourcing Project Owner who clicked Create can edit the SP at this point.

The Events and other documents section will have two folders for Exception Requests; the Standards Exception Folder and the Security Exception Folder. Before sending the Exception Request to NCDIT for review and approval via the Tasks section, the Sourcing Project Owner will have to upload the applicable form and any supporting documentation to the relevant folder. 

The Tasks section contains three approval tasks, two to Submit Standards Exception Request (Hosting/NCID) to NCDIT (if applicable) and another to Submit Security Exception Request to NCDIT (if applicable).

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