The contractor shall provide three fellows to assist State of Missouri departments with strategic data initiative projects to include: 1) data infrastructure, 2) standardizing benefit payment systems, and 3) using data to improve statewide program performance and strategy for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR), the Department of Social Services (DSS), and the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) (hereinafter referred to as the Departments or state agency) in accordance with the provisions and requirements stated herein. The Department of Mental Health, while not receiving the direct services of a fellow, will be involved in the Project Description review process and candidate interviews and selection and will benefit from the overall project.