Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

8.1.6.2 

Alternative Investigation and Evaluation 

8.1.6.3 Recommendations 

8.1.6.4 Approval 

to 

Proceed 

8.1.6.5 Build 

8.1.6.6 Acceptance 

8.1.6.7 

Operation, Support, and Maintenance 

8.1.7 Electronic Payment Engine 

The contractor shall provide an electronic payment engine. The electronic payment 

engine shall provide for rapid provisioning of services for state departments and other 

state and local government entities that subscribe to this service.   The electronic payment 

engine shall provide credit card and debit card authorization services as well as electronic 

check payment authorizations.  The electronic payment engine shall provide real time 

credit card payment processing to include the transfer of funds from the payment 

mechanism into the merchant account identified.  The electronic payment engine shall 

support cash management reporting to enable using state departments and other state and 

local government entities to easily track each payment, the movement of funds, and to 

reconcile accounts with backend accounting systems (e.g., COFRS).  The electronic 

payment engine shall enable a new entity to establish electronic payments on a website 

within 30 days of providing the following information:  merchant bank account, product 

catalog and acceptable payment vehicles. 

8.1.7.1 Requirements 

Refinement 

8.1.7.2 

Alternative Investigation and Evaluation 

8.1.7.3 Recommendations 

8.1.7.4 Approval 

to 

Proceed 

8.1.7.5 Build 

8.1.7.6 Acceptance 

8.1.7.7 

Operation, Support, and Maintenance 

Due to the State Treasurer's statutory responsibility to manage the State's banking 

relationships and electronic payments, the business and technical requirements for the 

portal's payment engine will be subject to a memorandum of agreement between the 

Department of the Treasury and the Portal Authority. 

8.1.8 Communications and Collaboration Toolset 

The contractor shall provide a communication and collaboration toolset.  This toolset 

shall provide email, calendar services, file sharing, and instant messaging services 

available to subscribers via a web browser.  Additional access mechanisms including 

POP3 and IMAP4 may be included. 

8.1.8.1 Requirements 

Refinement 

Request for Proposal 10/29/2004 

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