The LASR project is a multi-phase, multi-year project to purchase and implement an integrated information system to support the core administrative functions of the college and to provide improved access to information for students and staff. The project will modernize Lane's information systems infrastructure and provide the college with the advantages of web-based services. 

The LASR project will be conducted in three phases on the following tentative timeline: 

RFP Phase activities include: identifying the software the college is interested in acquiring; selecting a software and hardware vendor; and, negotiating the purchase of software and the hardware required to run it. This RFP Phases conducted on an aggressive timeline in order to leave as much time as possible for the implementation phase. 

RFP PhaseI will begin when the software and hardware contracts are awarded and will continue until the final module is implemented. Large, integrated software packages take considerable time to implement. RFP PhaseI will consist of a sequenced implementation of modules that might take two years or more to complete. Each individual module could take six to eighteen months to implement. 

RFP PhaseII will review the project work and identify and address any incomplete items. 

The LASR Steering Committee (SC) administers the project for the college. The SC will appoint a project team for each phase of the project. The SC will approve a charter for each project team.