1909, 2019
New Innovative Procurement Approach Sees First Results
Last January, Gov. Gavin Newsom spent his first day in office signing an executive order to create a Request For Innovative Ideas, a new technology contracting process created in response to 2018’s devastating fire season. The executive order also called for a Wildlife Innovation Sprint that would produce a new contract to be awarded for cutting-edge firefighting technology ahead of the upcoming fire season.