(1) Vendor needs to provide cloud–based travel and expense management system.– Comprehensive, cloud–based travel and expense management system that will support all State employees in planning, booking, and reconciling official travel.– System must integrate travel booking, expense reporting, policy compliance, reporting and analytics, and administrative controls into a unified solution.– End–to–end travel booking and expense reconciliation.– AI tools for reporting that can assist in audit and compliance.– Mobile access, receipt imaging, and personal mileage tracking.– Real–time dashboards and standard reporting tools.– Downloadable and customizable reports for spend analysis, compliance, and trend monitoring.– Linkage between request, booking, and expense reconciliation.– Capability for end user supervisors to view direct and indirect report travel and expense data.– Dedicated account management and advisory support.– Transparent reporting of transaction counts and costs.– Solution must be able to integrate with ForgeRock identity cloud (SAML/OIDC), for single sign on authentication.– Solution integrates with the State accounting and payroll system through flat files, APIs, or web services.– System’s AI– and Machine Learning–driven reporting capabilities, including the key metrics, dashboards, and analytics available to support auditing and compliance functions.(2) All questions must be submitted no later than December 10,2025.