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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080">The Oregon Department of Education is beginning the contracting process for client services 2009/2011. </font></div>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080">We are asking for input from our providers. Please forward this email to those in your organization who may be interested.</font></div>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080">I ask for you to email any concerns or changes you would like to see incorporated into ODE Client Services Contracts to my attention. The cut-off date for input is January 16,
2009. </font></div>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080">In addition in the near future ODE will be sending other emails related to this process. Thanks for your time and attention to this matter.</font></div>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080">If you have any questions please feel free to contact my office.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#800080">Lillie Gray, <font size="2">CPPB, OPBC<br>
</font>Interim Director Procurement Services<br>
Oregon Department of Education<br>
Phone: 503-947-5647<br>
Fax: 503-378-8713<br>
Email: lillie.gray@state.or.us<br>
Website: <a href="www.ode.state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.ode.state.or.us</u></font></a> </font></div>
<div style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#800080">Vendors register at <a href="http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome</u></font></a>
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