The Department of FI$Cal (Financial Information System for California) has scheduled its third virtual Vendor Day for June 29, on the topic of Accounts Payable Automation. The registration deadline for this event is June 15.
Industry members seeking to present at Vendor Day are required to register online and describe how their proposals meet the need specified for that month’s forum. If FI$Cal determines from that a proposal is worth exploring, the vendor is invited to present virtually. The virtual events are by invitation only and not open to the public.
“These events are an opportunity for FI$Cal leadership to learn about trends, best practices and solutions in information technology (IT) through dedicated days of presentations to FI$Cal staff by different vendors,” the department says in its April newsletter. “Vendor Day also gives FI$Cal the opportunity to develop vendor relationships, learn about new technology and improve productivity.”
By using the virtual format to hear proposed solutions, “FI$Cal is able to increase its capacity to provide continuous improvement within the FI$Cal system, while minimizing the impact of meeting with multiple vendors throughout the year,” the newsletter says. “This approach will optimize both vendors’ and FI$Cal’s valuable time,” said FI$Cal Chief Information Officer Toquyen Collier. “It will cultivate a higher level of collaboration.”
Vendors interested in registering to present at a monthly event are asked such questions as whether their company is on the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS); what is the solution’s name, and what is its core competency; whether the solution has a cloud component; and, if so, whether it’s certified with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) as moderate or higher.
Those seeking more information about Vendor Day may contact the department by email.
