This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued by the Purchase Bureau, Division of Purchase and Property, Department of the Treasury on behalf of the Department of Children and Families/Division of Child Behavioral Health Services (DCF/DCBHS). The purpose of this RFP is to solicit bid proposals for a Contracted System Administrator for the Childrens System of Care. The term of the contract shall begin at contract award and shall continue for five (5) years after the date of contract hand-off with an option to extend the contract for an additional two (2) years. The intent is for the contractor to assume the performance of all services no later than September 7, 2009 (the anticipated hand-off date) and shall continue to September 6, 2014. The two contract extensions could allow the contract to operate through and including September 6, 2016.