Tracking the Spend: DMV Spent $4M+ on Top IT Buys in September

The state motor vehicles department made nine purchases of IT services from Sept. 1-Sept. 30 and spent more than $4 million on the top five.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) spent $4,307,939.50 on its five most expensive such buys, including two multiyear contracts — low numbers overall but a marked rise from just four such purchases from Sept. 1-Sept. 30, 2022, at a cost of $1,623,298.98.

With rounding, here are the DMV’s five costliest purchases of IT services in September, based on data in the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System:

• $2.3 million to Ravacons LLC for professional services: assisting with Digital eXperience Platform (DxP) project data link support. That includes planning, project management, architecture, data modeling, conversion, migration and analysis and proofs of concept. DxP is DMV’s ongoing, large-scale modernization effort. This is a one-year contract from Sept. 29-Sept. 28, 2024.
• $998,000 to Pasco Inc. for maintenance and support for its online insurance verification tool, as part of the Vehicle Insurance Program. This is a two-year pact, from Sept. 15-Sept. 14, 2025.
• $370,000 to HF Tech Services Inc. to configure the Ceridian Dayforce Workforce Management Solution. This is a one-year contract from Sept. 22-Sept. 21, 2024.
• $332,000 to Innovative Solutions Inc. for IT end-user training. This is a three-year contract from Sept. 8-Sept. 7, 2026.
• $298,000 to Avere Inc. for cloud security architect consulting services. This is a one-year pact from Sept. 11-Sept. 10, 2024.

The periodic reports of spending on IT goods and services by agencies and departments in state government are compiled by Industry Insider — California as a way of highlighting procurements and trends.