California Secretary of State

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Buyer type:: State Agency
Location:: Sacramento, CA
Country:: US

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RFQ #26-007 - Smartmatic VSR1 2.1 Voting System
Posted
Nov 2, 2026
Closes
Nov 17, 2026
The California Secretary of State seeks a vendor to provide comprehensive testing support for the Smartmatic VSR1 2.1 voting system, including functional, software, security and telecommunications, usability, accessibility, privacy, and volume testing. Optional hardware testing and additional services may be performed on a time-and-materials basis, with test plans, status reports, work papers, and draft and final reports among the deliverables. The two-year work period is January 2027 through January 2029, and the solicitation requires qualified staff and nondisclosure agreements.
Secretary of State (SOS) Notary Automation Project (NAP) 2.0 (Request For Proposal)
Posted
Sep 14, 2026
Closes
Feb 23, 2027
To retain a systems integration contractor to design, develop, implement, and maintain a solution for the notary automation project 2.0 NAP 2.0 Project.

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Sacramento
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Sacramento
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1500 11th St.
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(916) 653-6814
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95814
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Kambrian Corporation at California Secretary of State
Effective: Jun 22, 2024Expires: Expiration date locked.
This Purchase Order, ID 0890-0000003622, is issued by the Secretary of State to KAMBRIAN CORPORATION for DocuSign Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Premier Support services. The contract term for these services is from June 22, 2024, to August 21, 2025. The order includes two main line items with individual totals of $35,049.17 and $7,712.36 respectively.
Taborda Solutions, Inc. at California Secretary of State
Effective: Jul 16, 2025Expires: Expiration date locked.
This Purchase Order, dated 05-06-2025, is issued by the Secretary of State to TABORDA SOLUTIONS INC for various software licenses and services, including Lightning Platform, Salesforce Shield, Customer Community, and Government Cloud Plus. The services are effective from July 16, 2025, to July 15, 2026, with a total purchase order amount of $41,913.34. The contract ID is SLP-22-70-0063V.
Taborda Solutions, Inc. at California Secretary of State
Effective: Jul 29, 2023Expires: Expiration date locked.
This Purchase Order, identified as 0890-0000003368, is issued by the Secretary of State to TABORDA SOLUTIONS INC for various Salesforce.com services and licenses. The contract has an effective period from July 29, 2023, to July 28, 2024, with payment terms of Net 45. The total amount for this Purchase Order is explicitly stated as 202,779.21 USD.
StackNexus Inc. at California Secretary of State
Effective: Jul 29, 2025Expires: Expiration date locked.
This Purchase Order, issued by the Secretary of State to STACKNEXUS INC, covers the procurement of various software licenses and services, including Service Cloud, Customer Community Plus, Premier Success Plan, Government Cloud Plus, and Sandbox. The contract is effective from July 29, 2025, to July 28, 2026, with a total value of 70780.55 USD. It references LPA Contract ID SLP-22-70-0348B and incorporates terms and conditions from that agreement, as well as specific clauses related to Executive Order N-6-22 Russia Sanctions.
Taborda Solutions, Inc. at California Secretary of State
Effective: Jul 16, 2024Expires: Expiration date locked.
This document is a Purchase Order (PO) from the Secretary of State to Taborda Solutions Inc. for various cloud and platform services, including Government Cloud Plus, Lightning Platform, Community Plus, and Sandbox licenses, along with a Premier Success Plan. The PO is dated August 15, 2024, with payment terms of Net 45. Services commence as early as July 16, 2024, and extend until July 28, 2025. The PO details multiple line items, each with its own subtotal, but no single grand total for the entire order is provided. The Purchase Order ID is 0890-0000003831, and it is issued under LPA Contract ID SLP-22-70-0063V.

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California Secretary of State Voter's Choice Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes
Date: Oct 22, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The Task Force reviewed and finalized the CSU Sacramento Data Subcommittee Report for submission to the Legislature. Additionally, the committee conducted an initial review of the 'Impact of the Voter's Choice Act on Flexibility, Accessibility, and Security' portion of the Primary 2026 Report, discussing specific language revisions regarding vote center terminology, language access, and election security coordination with law enforcement. The committee also acknowledged that the 'Ballot Processing Improvements' draft was pending and discussed the upcoming deadline for the report to the Legislature.
California Secretary Of State Voter's Choice Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes
Date: Oct 8, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The Task Force reviewed the CSU Sacramento Data Subcommittee report, addressing concerns about community participation, language access barriers, and the limitations of voter registration data, while emphasizing the need for improved outreach and community-based partnerships. Members also conducted a final review of the report concerning the impact of USPS changes on the June 2, 2026, primary election, discussing ballot rejection rates, ballot processing classification, and potential improvements for ballot tracking and mailing verification. A discussion regarding ballot processing speed was deferred to a future meeting.

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