The California Department of Justice is seeking a contractor accustomed to working in agile and open source to upgrade systems that support criminal background checks and record reviews.
According to an RFQ posted Sept. 16, CalDOJ will select a vendor for a project of one year or longer that will evaluate the department's current technology, systems, data and business processes; utilize user-centered design to recommend a technical design; streamline data collection processes; develop a new online experience; and more.
The project is being funded by a grant, according to CalDOJ. Responses to the RFQ are due Sept. 30.
The CalDOJ website explains that the department "is mandated to maintain the statewide criminal record repository for the state of California. In this capacity, sheriff, police and probation departments, district attorney offices, and courts submit arrest and corresponding disposition information. The DOJ uses this information to compile records of arrest and prosecution, known as “RAP sheets,” for individuals and disseminates the information for law enforcement and regulatory (employment and licensing) purposes.
Requests to CalDOJ for background checks continue to increase, the website says. More than 45,000 agencies are authorized to perform background checks, and the department says it processes 2 million state-level background checks and 1.2 million federal-level background checks each year.
The state's procurement website, Cal eProcure, has more information about this project. Key action dates are subject to change.
