King County's Human Resources Division is seeking master consulting expertise to assist with thte further design and implementation of an Employee Performance Management Business System. This new business sytem will initially cover all employees in the County's Executive Branch departments, (approximately 11,000) and will replace the currnty County Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay System. The business system will be based on best practices and be designed to align with the Peoplesoft v. 8.9 performance management and succession planning modules.