The department, created in 1868 as part of a national system of state-based insurance regulation, says “consumer protection continues to be the core of CDI’s mission.”
In all, the five largest buys of IT goods from April 1 to June 30 totaled $1,362,999 (with rounding) and included:
- $586,325 for “Nutanix HW NX-8235-G8 appliance (2 nodes) with (2) Intel 6342 CPUs Part #NX-8235N-G8-6342-CM,” purchased June 1 from Roundstone Solutions Inc. on a statewide contract.
- $251,272 for “Learning Platform Included in base platform: E-learning, Evaluations, Test engine, ILT, Curriculum Player, Materials Management Price per Active User/Year,” in a three-year contract that expires June 28, 2026, with Global Blue DVBE Inc. under the Software Licensing Program (SLP).
- $236,789 for notebook computers (HP 650 G9 i5 8GB 256SSD Standard NB) in a June 7 contract with NWN Solutions Corp. under a statewide contract.
- $195,708, also for notebook computers (HP 650 G9 i5 8GB 256SSD Standard NB), in a June 7 contract with NWN Solutions Corp. under a statewide contract.
- $92,905 for a one-year license for “Adobe Acrobat Pro DC for enterprise, 1 User, Large Government Agencies,” in a May 15 SLP contract with Allied Network Solutions Inc.
The $1,362,999 spend for IT goods in Q2 was less than that of the first quarter, when the department spent $4,860,474 on its five most expensive such buys, the majority of which were multiyear contracts.
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.
