Bids & proposals: State & local

The Illinois Secretary of State wants a contractor to provide a digitaldriver's licensing system. A request for proposals is expected in late May.The contractor should deliver the latest technologies available for identity verification, card and systems security, and customer service.Washington state's Center for Information Services wants a contractor to provide an integrated purchasing software system for use by state institutions of higher learning. An RFP is expected this summer.Thirty-four community and technical colleges located throughout the state are seeking a Web-based purchasing system. It should integrate with college administrative systems, preserve purchasing data and include internal controls that produce audit trails of all activities.The Colorado Public Safety Department wants a contractor to furnish an early identification and intervention system that will identify potential problem behavior by employees within the organization so that officials can take appropriate action to correct the situation. An RFP is expected in June.The system should harvest information from other databases so that the department can correlate data to identify employee misconduct and poor performance.