Modernized Child Welfare Information System

The vendor is required to provide that modernized child welfare information system solutions that can modernize its child welfare technology.
- Outcomes
•    Enhanced service delivery; 
•    Clear lines of accountability; 
•    Robust capabilities to measure and report outcomes; 
•    Improved financial management and control; 
•    A modernized technical infrastructure that enables efficient data exchange among internal and external stakeholders; 
•    Internal and external user roles such as judges, foster parents, facility, extended foster care, etc.
•    Reduction or minimization of redundant data entry through the reuse of existing data were available; 
•    A comprehensive system that facilitates seamless workflow interactions across all CW programs, as well as intra- and interstate systems with which it must interact such as Medicaid and incarceration systems; 
•    Responders are encouraged to explain how their solution aligns with and supports:
o    Program goals;
o    Foundational requirements;
o    Functional process factors; and
o    Existing and archived data;
•    To consider the necessary technical and functional requirements, responders should:
o    Specify the hardware and software requirements of the proposed solution. 
o    Describe anticipated user access levels and permissions. 
o    Ensure the system is accessible via standard web browsers. 
o    Ensure completely mobile friendly with upload capability, and the ability to load resources such as providers, facilities, etc. 
o    Outline the approach to system integration, addressing both internal and external partners.
•    Enable the sunsetting or archiving of the tips mainframe as well as all other child welfare systems and sub-systems by October 1, 2027 such that all in-scope business capabilities are performed in the proposed solution and the current systems are no longer used for production operations.