The state's Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) organization awarded a contract this month to EngagePoint Inc. for technology platform services on California's child welfare system modernization project, according to the CWDS website.
According to a project summary, "this procurement will extend and enhance the existing Technology Platform currently being developed by the API vendor." Taborda Solutions is the vendor for the Application Programming Interface (API). "This vendor will initially support the CALS digital service, but will be leveraged to support other digital services as required."
CALS is the Certification, Approval and Licensing System. Cambria Solutions is developing the open source software.
EngagePoint, based in Calverton, Md., says its delivers modular solutions, software products and integration services for modernization and operation of systems across health and human services programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, TANF and child welfare.
The company was one of 11 firms that qualified last year for California's pre-qualified pool of agile developers that are qualified to bid on Request for Offers (RFOs) within the state's child welfare system modernization.
“Citizen centric benefits cannot be properly delivered or managed through outdated, monolithic IT systems. Modularity is our best option to reduce risk, increase reusability, improve time to market, reduce total cost of ownership, and deliver highest possible value to society, with the goal of delivering the right benefit at the right time to the right citizen. We are proud to be a partner to State of California in this journey of agility and innovation,” Pradeep Goel, CEO of EngagePoint, announced in August.
