When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due September 28, 2026.

It was issued by California Secretary Of State. The work is located in Sacramento, California, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Enterprise software providers with cloud-hosted business process modernization experience. SaaS, configurable platform, or custom application development firms. Experience modernizing filing, records management, search, and ordering systems. Expertise in secure, highly available, and resilient public-sector solutions. Vendors able to provide implementation, integration, support, cost, schedule, and risk planning.

Cloud-Hosted Business Connect Online Modernization and Replacement Solution (Due September 28, 2026)

Overview

Software, Web & Mobile Development

Sacramento, California, United StatesPosted: August 26, 2026Deadline: September 28, 2026

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SUMMARY

This RFI seeks vendor input on cloud-hosted solutions to modernize and replace online business connect services. Respondents should address solution approaches, implementation and support models, estimated costs and schedules, operational risks, and improvements to filing, records, reporting, and public access.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must provide information on solution approaches including COTS, SaaS, configurable platforms, and custom solutions
Must describe implementation and support models
Must provide rough order-of-magnitude information regarding costs, schedule, and risks
Must demonstrate ability to support high transaction volumes and concurrent users
Must demonstrate experience with Secretary of State, licensing, registration, filing, or comparable systems
Must demonstrate experience with high-volume public-facing transactional systems
Must demonstrate financial and organizational stability
Must demonstrate experience supporting ongoing statutory or policy-driven changes
Must demonstrate experience with record-intensive, compliance-driven environments

TIMELINE

Release of RFI: August 25th, 2026

Due Date for Response to RFI: September 28th, 2026, 4:00pm

CONTACTS

Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone

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Issuing Agency

California Secretary Of State

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DESCRIPTION

The issuing organization is seeking information from vendors regarding a cloud-hosted modernization and replacement solution for its business connect online services. The requested solution may include commercial off-the-shelf software, software-as-a-service, configurable platforms, or custom-developed systems, along with related implementation and support services.

The modernization effort is intended to improve online filing, search, and ordering services while continuing to support paper-based services for business entities and records. Desired capabilities include streamlined filing intake, review, approval, and records management; reduced manual handling, duplicate data entry, and paper processing; improved data quality through validation and business rules; and secure, highly available, and resilient operations.

The organization also seeks information on implementation and support models, estimated costs and schedules, potential risks, reporting for workload, aging, productivity, fees, and operational performance, electronic notifications and customer communications, and improved transparency and authorized public access to records.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due September 28, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by California Secretary Of State. The work is located in Sacramento, California, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Enterprise software providers with cloud-hosted business process modernization experience
SaaS, configurable platform, or custom application development firms
Experience modernizing filing, records management, search, and ordering systems
Expertise in secure, highly available, and resilient public-sector solutions
Vendors able to provide implementation, integration, support, cost, schedule, and risk planning

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