| Item: |
Deadline: |
| RFP Issued |
April 8th, 2008 |
| Questions or Objections due by 5pm Central Time |
April 21, 2008 |
| Responses to questions/RFP amendments (if required) |
May 2, 2008 |
| Proposals due by 4pm Central Time |
May 21, 2008 |
| Initial vendor evaluation completed |
June 6, 2008 |
| Demonstration Script provided to finalists |
June 9,2008 |
| Finalists presentations and demonstrations |
July 7 - July 25, 2008 |
| Secondary vendor evaluation completed |
August 1, 2008 |
| Customer site visits (optional) completed |
August 20, 2008 |
| Final vendor evaluation completed |
August 21, 2008 |
| State issues Notice of Intent to Award a Contract |
August 22, 2008 |
| State issues contract |
September 2, 2008 |
| Contract start |
October 1, 2008 |
