Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

Acquiring, operating, and maintaining a Statewide Internet Web Portal capability has 

been a desire of Colorado State Government for some time.  Initial efforts toward 

developing this capability were part of the New Century Colorado Project in 1999 and 

2000.  Given the lack of initial funding, the project was suspended in 2001.  During the 

interim, The Governor's Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) in cooperation with 

state agencies, collected requirements, refined approaches, and studied Internet portal 

initiatives in other states.  In 2003, funding was identified by Governor Owens and 

legislation (Senate Bill 03 336) was signed on June 15, 2003 directing the OIT and the 

Commission on Information Management (IMC) to develop a detailed Statewide Portal 

Plan.  The Portal Plan was delivered to the Legislature on April 16, 2004, two and a half 

months ahead of schedule.   

During the 2004 Legislative Session, Senate Bill 04 244 was passed and signed by 

Governor Owens on June 3, 2004 creating the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, 

identifying the Portal Authority Board's membership, and establishing the legislative 

guidance and direction under which the Authority would operate.  SIPA met for the first 

time on August 12, 2004 and subsequently authorized the preparation of this solicitation 

document and process on September 2, 2004. 

For the purposes of this RFP, a statewide portal is a website that provides a suite of 

commonly used services, serving as a starting point and frequent gateway for access to 

SIPA provided information and services.  Figure 2.0 1   Portal Diagram provided below 

graphically represents the role of the portal in web interactions.   

I n t e r n e t

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I n t r u s i o n  

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S e r v i c e   I n t e g r a t i o n

L o o k   a n d   F e e l

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D e p t   A

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D e p t   C

Figure 2.0 1   Portal Diagram 

The selected contractor will be responsible for building the initial portal infrastructure 

and developing a list of capabilities and services that state departments and other state 

and local government entities may subscribe to.  

Request for Proposal 10/29/2004 

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