The University of Massachusetts Office of the President (the University) invites proposals for consulting services to provide 1) a performance review of the Central Information Technology (IT) department, University Information Technology Services (UITS) and 2) an assessment of the System-wide multi-campus IT service delivery model with an eye toward service quality and cost-effectiveness. UITS provides the University's multi-campus system with IT infrastructure, application development and production information systems and services for most of its business and administrative operations throughout the University's 5-campus system, UMassOnline, and the President's Office. Information about the University can be found at http://www.massachusetts.edu. Information about UITS can be found at http://www.massachusetts.edu/it/index.html To register for this RFP initiative and to receive the RFP documents and instructions for submitting a proposal, please contact [email protected] only and place in the subject line DOCUMENT REQUEST CP08PC0801. In the body of the email, please provide contact name and title for all RFP correspondence; email address, Company name. postal address and direct-dial phone number. You will receive the bid document within 24 hours of your request. The deadline for submitting proposals via email only is 2:00 pm, Thursday, September 18, 2008.