Is there not good professionals or firms who can provide Free/Open-source based solution using smart card? If any one knows, please let me know or if there is some other mailing list or News-group for such firms/vendors, which may provide service in North India, I would like to know that.

Why I am asking this? Following is the reason. One State Government issued open tender for such a project to be implemented for all technical Institutions in the state. As per my knowledge, no one is there with Free/Open-source based solution. All are M$ based. I would like to take up the issue with State Government, but only if some one is there who can provide such a solution.