ORPIN Update

The following is an update on the progress of the ORPIN Phase Seven Feasibility Study:

Sierra Systems, with representation from State Procurement Office (SPO) and State Controller's Division, conducted information gather sessions from various state agency staff regarding:

* ADPICS-related business processes;

* How agencies use ADPICS and their various internal systems to track

purchases with their agencies, and

* Recommendations for improvement of these processes.

Sierra Systems has used this information to prepare the Phase Seven Feasibility Study to provide the following:

* development recommendations,

* cost estimates,

* resource impacts,

* return on investment/prioritizations,

* and deployment schedules.

SPO has completed its initial review of the draft Feasibility Study and is conducting discussions with the Contractor to outline necessary changes.  SPO will then review the study with SCD and provide further edits.  After all internal reviews are complete, an Executive Summary and the Feasibility Study will be sent to the ORPIN Advisory Group.

SPO and the Contractor have developed a schedule to complete the Feasibility Study review as quickly as reasonably possible.

SPO and SCD plan to provide the Executive Summary and Feasibility Study for agency review within the new few weeks.