The California
Department of Motor Vehicles started the clock Thursday for vendors who want a chance to help the agency overhaul its IT equipment and processes. The timetable:
- By Friday, the DMV will publish a web link where vendors may submit their concepts or solutions for several key DMV challenges.
- Submissions are due by Nov. 1.
- Vendors whose ideas meet the DMV’s criteria for “relevance, executability and viability” will be notified during the week of Nov. 4 and invited to a Vendor Pitch Day.
- Vendor Pitch Days will be held during the week of Nov. 11. Each invited vendor will have 15 minutes to pitch their solution to a panel of state government leaders and venture capitalists.
The needs for which vendors are being asked to provide solutions include:
- Manage Real ID demand
- Optimize service delivery
- Improve back-office operations
- Define a technology roadmap from now to the future
The timeline was unveiled Thursday at
DMV Vendor Day, where new
DMV Director Steve Gordon was among those who addressed the 100-plus people in attendance.
Techwire will have additional coverage of that event in coming days.
Dennis Noone is Executive Editor of Industry Insider. He is a career journalist, having worked at small-town newspapers and major metropolitan dailies including USA Today in Washington, D.C.
