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D -- EVALUATION OF IT NEEDS OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY, DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR UPGRADE, ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION SOL CFOPD-98-R-009 DUE 011498 POC L. A. Nadybal, Proc. Analyst, DC CFO Procurement, tel. 202-7270380 FAX 202-7279599 WEB: (A general website of the CFO; solicitations are not yet being posted there), http://www.dccfo.com. E-MAIL: Click here to Email your req, leonard_nadybal_at_cfo-ojs@ccmail.dcgov.org. The District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (WASA) is developing a three-year plan to upgrade and modernize it's IT infrastructure, focusing on the following areas: customer billing, human resources, financial systems, fixed asset management, purchasing, inventory and material management, utility process control, GIS, maintenance management, distribution work management, and year 2000 compaltibility. A solicitation (RFP) is presently being distributed, seeking proposals from prospective contractors to: a) assess the WASA's existing system, assess its future needs and determine what is needed to achieve a "state of the art" system, b) determine the best approach to accomplish the goal (i.e., develop a detailed work plan prioritizing actions leading to completion, c) assist management in developing a strategy for upgrade or replacement of the existing financial management system, and d) assist in the resolution of other operational concerns and issues of management. The deadline date for the receipt of proposals is COB 14 January 1998 at Washington DC. (0351)

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