Cloud-Based Water Technical Access Portal
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TIMELINE
Solicitation Release: November 20, 2025
Virtual Bidders' Conference: December 2, 2025
Last Day for Questions (Q&A Set 1): December 8, 2025
State's Response to Q&A Set 1 & Addendum 1 Release: December 22, 2025
Last Day for Questions (Q&A Set 2): December 30, 2025
Last Date to Submit eVAQ Application: January 9, 2026
Last Day to Submit Intent to Bid & Confidentiality Statement: January 15, 2026
Last Day to Obtain eVAQ Approval & Submit Phase 1 Responses: January 29, 2026
Notification to Proceed to Phase 2: February 19, 2026
Last Day to Submit Phase 2 Responses: March 11, 2026
Demonstrations and Evaluation of Demonstrations: April 9, 2026 – April 15, 2026
Interviews and Evaluation of Interviews: April 9, 2026 – April 15, 2026
State's Evaluation of Cost: April 16, 2026
Release Notification of Invitation to Negotiate: April 17, 2026 – April 20, 2026
Negotiations: April 23, 2026 – May 13, 2026
Last Day to Submit Best and Final Offer (BAFO): May 20, 2026
Issue Notification of Award: September 2, 2026
Contract Execution: September 2, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
Issuing Agency
California State Water Resources Control Board
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DESCRIPTION
The State of California is seeking a vendor to implement a cloud-based Water Technical Access Portal (WaterTAP) to enhance water data management, compliance processes, and workflow automation. The requested solution should be an enterprise-level system developed on Salesforce as a cloud-based SaaS platform. WaterTAP is expected to intake diverse documentation, certifications, compliance forms, and data from public water systems, allowing for automated compliance document generation, thorough recordkeeping, and data-driven decision making.
A key requirement is integration: the selected vendor must provide an overarching architecture that seamlessly connects existing data systems while integrating new data sources—from spreadsheets to databases—into a unified platform. The portal should offer intuitive user interfaces accessible via web, mobile, or desktop applications, facilitating easy access for both internal staff and external stakeholders. Workflow automation is critical, with adaptability for changing business needs and support for custom report generation, user activity tracking, workflow routing, and compliance decision support.
The scope includes software licensing, implementation, maintenance, and optional post-implementation services. The anticipated contract period is one year. Interested vendors should note important dates for question submissions and the pre-bid conference.
Source attribution
This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.