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The Colorado Education Department wants a contractor to provide a statewide data reporting system. A request for proposals is expected early this year.The contractor will be required to install a system that can produce annual accountability reports describing each school's academic performance, safety and discipline incidents, student/teacher ratio, and teacher qualifications. The Virginia Department for the Aging wants a contractor to provide a case management system that will improve the delivery of social services to senior citizens. An RFP is expected in mid-2008. The contractor will be required to develop and implement case management tools and user-friendly Web interfaces for senior citizens as part of the state's "No Wrong Door" program.The Wyoming Administration and Information Department wants a contractor to provide e-mail archiving services. An RFP is expected late this year.The contractor will be required to supply external hosting for an electronic-message archiving system that would handle about half of the state's e-mail addresses. These opportunities are compiled by Input Inc., a market research firm based in Reston, Va. (www.input.com).
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