Enterprise resource planning
Travis County, Texas, wants financial and enterprise resource planning systems. A request for proposals is expected in October.

The contractor would be required to provide systems that furnish controls for regulatory and business compliance; improve forecasting, budgeting and cost accounting; and enhance productivity and efficiency of business units’ processes and procedures.

Programming support services The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department wants a contractor to provide programming support services for the Family Automated Client Tracking System. An RFP is expected in December.

The contractor would be required to participate in systems development, document requirements, design and develop software, conduct software testing, correct system deficiencies and prepare system documentation.

Shared-services initiative
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants a contractor to provide a shared-services ERP system. An RFP is expected in July.

The MTA is establishing a business service center where it will merge all its functions for processing transactions.

The new unit will use PeopleSoft financial and human resource systems and other technologies to drive efficiency and cut costs. The contractor would be responsible for the research, design and implementation of the PeopleSoft ERP system.

Digital radio system
Baltimore wants a contractor to provide a digital radio communications system. An RFP is expected in September.

The contractor would be required to engineer and design the system. It also would be required to provide all products and professional services necessary to install, test and transfer existing operations to a digital communications system operating at both 700 MHz and 800 MHz frequencies.

These opportunities are provided by Input Inc., a market research firm in Reston, Va. (http://www.input.com )