Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this RFI is to: • Identify companies that specialize in validating a vendor’s identity in real-time, that involves multifactor authentication. • Identify companies that specialize in confirming bank account ownership in real-time, matching a vendor’s name to a checking/savings account, involving a database that utilizes fuzzy logic to account for nicknames, misspellings, etc. • Identify companies that specialize in validating a vendor’s bank account status (e.g., open, closed, etc.), where status updates are linked directly to financial institutions. • Gain an understanding of the level of interest of potential bidders. • Gain an understanding of the potential project cost for use in budgeting. • Gain an understanding of the estimated duration required to implement the solution. • Gain an understanding of what steps are involved to implement.