The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Service wants to deploy an enterprise invoice management system. An RFP is expected this month. The vendor would design, develop, implement and operate the system.
The New Jersey Department of the Treasury's Purchase Bureau wants to improve its radio communications system. An RFP may be issued during the first quarter. The vendor will upgrade and maintain equipment and systems. The labor portion is restricted to installation, maintenance and additions to radio communications equipment and systems. Bidders awarded contracts for equipment must be able to provide installations and maintenance.
The Maryland Office of the Comptroller wants a company to manage a value-added network for electronic tax filing. A request for proposal is expected during the first quarter. The project would refresh technology used to transmit returns electronically and would integrate additional functions. The state wants a one-stop tax-filing portal.
When the General Services Administration launched IT sales on Schedule 70, sales exploded and the schedule quickly became the federal government's procurement vehicle of choice. Federal agencies in 2003 used the schedule to buy $16 billion in IT products and services.
I bet terms such as claims entry, system takeover, MMIS, fiscal agent or entitlements mean nothing to you. But multiyear contracts, recurring revenue, mega deals, ongoing operations, and guaranteed federally financed budgets ? now, there is language everyone understands.
	The Georgia Department of Human Resources' Division of Family and Children Services wants a Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System. An RFP is expected in February.
	The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is soliciting responses to replace its recreational license sales system. An RFP is expected in January.
Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and its Information Technology Division are expected to release in January a request for proposals for a statewide Integrated Criminal Justice Information System.
Fear of possible reductions in funding for Medicaid information systems is prompting states to move quickly to upgrade existing technology before Congress changes funding levels.
The California Department of Fish and Game wants a new automated license data system. The state Department of General Services is expected to release an RFP in mid-December.
The Montgomery County, Md., Office of Procurement plans to release a request for proposals in early January for a seat management contract. The current contract with L-3 Communications Inc. of New York expires in August. Seat management refers to outsourcing of desktop computers and related software, hardware, maintenance and help-desk support.
At least one of the seven new governors taking office in 2005 has first-hand experience using information technology to improve government performance.
Virginia technology officials are using a bold contracting approach to turn over the state's information technology infrastructure to the private sector.
Denver seeks CRM system. The city and county of Denver want to develop a customer relationship management system that lets citizens and businesses interact with local government via the Web, e-mail, phone, fax and in person.
Over the past 10 years, state and local governments have tried to reorient the delivery of public sector services around the citizen. Mantras such as "service to the citizen," "customer-centric government" and "government anytime, anywhere" heralded new objectives for important services.
	The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene intends to release a new RFP for the Medicaid Pharmacy Point of Service system by Jan. 1. The contract with First Health will expire June 30.
