Bids and proposals

The city of Tampa, Fla.,wants a contractor toimplement anenterprise resource planningsolution. A request for proposalsis expected late thisyear. The citywide ERP systemwould replace existingunconnected financialmanagement and humanresources systems.Networking equipmentThe Texas Information ResourcesDepartment wants to prequalify additionalvendors to providenetworking equipment tostate agencies, local governmentsand nonprofit organizations. An RFPis expected in March.The California Health Care ServicesDepartment wants to automate processes forthe state's Medicaid administrative activities.An RFP is expected inmid-2008.The department wantsto automate and streamlinethe administrative activities for the programknown as Medi-Cal to improve customerservice, adhere to federal mandates, increaseprogram participation, and ensure that countiesand schools receive the federal funds towhich they are entitled.The department believes that automatingthe core components of the program anddeveloping a single database for storage andretrieval of information will eliminate duplicatedata entry.These opportunities are provided by Input Inc.,a market research firm based in Reston, Va.(http://www.input.com).