The California Employment Development Department made 102 purchases of IT services from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15. It spent $53,333,130 on its five costliest buys, based on data in the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System. With rounding, here’s where that money went:
- $41.5 million to the California Department of Technology for data center services. This is for two years of services; the contract is from July 1-June 30, 2023.
- $4.9 million to KPMG for “IT consulting for business process re-engineering for reimagining Benefit Systems Modernization, Fiscal Year 21/22.” This refers to EDD’s ongoing modernization of its benefit systems — unemployment and disability insurance, and paid family leave — into a single integrated system. This is an eight-month contract from Oct. 1-June 30, 2022.
- $3.5 million to West, a Thomson Reuters business, for “Thomson Reuters ID Risk Analytics” across FY 2020-21 and 2022-2023. West is a Thomson Reuters enterprise, publishing legal, business and regulatory data in print and online. The contract is for two years, from May 1-April 30, 2023.
- $1.8 million to Allied Network Solutions for Micro Focus’ Reflection Desktop software, for a one-year period from April 1-March 31, 2022. EDD made the purchase March 25.
- $1.6 million to Solutions Simplified for a renewal of Proofpoint software across the 2020/2021-2023/2024 Fiscal Years. The contract is three years, from April 24-May 23, 2024.
