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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                          Date of Report: July 21, 2000
                        (Date of earliest event reported)



                             OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



          Virginia                       0-20743                  54-1515256
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

        4299 Carolina Avenue, Building C
               Richmond, Virginia                          23222
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)



              Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (804) 228-5600



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Item 5.      Other Events.

         Amendment to Voting and Standstill  Agreement.  The  Registrant,  Great
Lakes Capital,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability  company  ("LLC"),  and Great
Lakes Capital,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("GLC") entered into a Voting and
Standstill Agreement,  dated June 17, 1998 (the "Standstill  Agreement"),  which
established  certain  conditions  of  LLC's  and  GLC's  relationship  with  the
Registrant,  including  limiting,  in  general,  the  ownership  by LLC  and its
affiliates  to no greater  than 21.0% of the  "Adjusted  Outstanding  Shares" of
Common  Stock of the  Registrant,  as such  term as  defined  in the  Standstill
Agreement.

         The  Standstill  Agreement  has  been  amended  to  permit  LLC and its
affiliates  to acquire  Common Stock of the  Registrant  up to 25.0% of Adjusted
Outstanding Shares. Amendment No. 1 to Voting and Standstill Agreement, dated as
of July 21, 2000 (the "Standstill Amendment"),  is attached hereto as an exhibit
and is incorporated herein by reference.

         Amendment to  Registration  Rights  Agreement.  The  Registrant and LLC
entered  into  a  Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated  June  17,  1998  (the
"Registration  Rights  Agreement"),  in order to  provide  certain  registration
rights to LLC in order to facilitate the resale of shares of Common Stock of the
Registrant  which may be purchased by the LLC pursuant to a Non-Qualified  Stock
Option  Agreement,  dated as of June 17, 1998,  between the  Registrant and LLC,
relating to a Management  and  Consulting  Agreement,  dated as of June 17, 1998
(the "Consulting Agreement"), between the Registrant and LLC, as well as certain
additional  shares of Common Stock of the Registrant that LLC and its affiliates
might acquire following the date of the Consulting Agreement.

          Concurrently with the Standstill Amendment,  which permits LLC and its
affiliates to acquire Common Stock up to 25.0% of Adjusted  Outstanding  Shares,
the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  has been  amended to provide  registration
rights for certain additional  acquisitions of the Registrant's  Common Stock by
LLC and its affiliates as now permitted by the Standstill  Agreement (as amended
by the Standstill Amendment).  Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of July 21, 2000, is attached  hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

       (c)   Exhibits.

             Exhibit No.       Description
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             10.1              Amendment   No.  1  to  Voting   and   Standstill
                               Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2000, between the
                               Registrant,  Great Lakes  Capital,  LLC and Great
                               Lakes Capital, Inc.

             10.2              Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement,
                               dated as of July 21, 2000, between the Registrant
                               and Great Lakes Capital, LLC.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.



Dated:  July 26, 2000                   By: /s/ Neil F. Suffa
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                                            Neil F. Suffa
                                            Chief Financial Officer




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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.          Description
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   10.1              Amendment No. 1 to Voting and Standstill  Agreement,  dated
                     as of July 21, 2000,  between the  Registrant,  Great Lakes
                     Capital, LLC and Great Lakes Capital, Inc.

   10.2              Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement,  dated as
                     of July 21, 2000,  between the  Registrant  and Great Lakes
                     Capital, LLC.
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   -----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          Date of Report: July 21, 2000
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                             OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          Virginia                       0-20743                  54-1515256
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

        4299 Carolina Avenue, Building C
               Richmond, Virginia                          23222
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)

              Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (804) 228-5600

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Item 5.      Other Events.

         Amendment to Voting and Standstill  Agreement.  The  Registrant,  Great
Lakes Capital,  LLC, a Delaware limited  liability  company  ("LLC"),  and Great
Lakes Capital,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("GLC") entered into a Voting and
Standstill Agreement,  dated June 17, 1998 (the "Standstill  Agreement"),  which
established  certain  conditions  of  LLC's  and  GLC's  relationship  with  the
Registrant,  including  limiting,  in  general,  the  ownership  by LLC  and its
affiliates  to no greater  than 21.0% of the  "Adjusted  Outstanding  Shares" of
Common  Stock of the  Registrant,  as such  term as  defined  in the  Standstill
Agreement.

         The  Standstill  Agreement  has  been  amended  to  permit  LLC and its
affiliates  to acquire  Common Stock of the  Registrant  up to 25.0% of Adjusted
Outstanding Shares. Amendment No. 1 to Voting and Standstill Agreement, dated as
of July 21, 2000 (the "Standstill Amendment"),  is attached hereto as an exhibit
and is incorporated herein by reference.

         Amendment to  Registration  Rights  Agreement.  The  Registrant and LLC
entered  into  a  Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated  June  17,  1998  (the
"Registration  Rights  Agreement"),  in order to  provide  certain  registration
rights to LLC in order to facilitate the resale of shares of Common Stock of the
Registrant  which may be purchased by the LLC pursuant to a Non-Qualified  Stock
Option  Agreement,  dated as of June 17, 1998,  between the  Registrant and LLC,
relating to a Management  and  Consulting  Agreement,  dated as of June 17, 1998
(the "Consulting Agreement"), between the Registrant and LLC, as well as certain
additional  shares of Common Stock of the Registrant that LLC and its affiliates
might acquire following the date of the Consulting Agreement.

          Concurrently with the Standstill Amendment,  which permits LLC and its
affiliates to acquire Common Stock up to 25.0% of Adjusted  Outstanding  Shares,
the  Registration  Rights  Agreement  has been  amended to provide  registration
rights for certain additional  acquisitions of the Registrant's  Common Stock by
LLC and its affiliates as now permitted by the Standstill  Agreement (as amended
by the Standstill Amendment).  Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of July 21, 2000, is attached  hereto as an exhibit and is incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 7.      Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

       (c)   Exhibits.

             Exhibit No.       Description
             -----------       -----------

             10.1              Amendment   No.  1  to  Voting   and   Standstill
                               Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2000, between the
                               Registrant,  Great Lakes  Capital,  LLC and Great
                               Lakes Capital, Inc.

             10.2              Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement,
                               dated as of July 21, 2000, between the Registrant
                               and Great Lakes Capital, LLC.

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SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        OPEN PLAN SYSTEMS, INC.

Dated:  July 26, 2000                   By: /s/ Neil F. Suffa
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                                            Neil F. Suffa
                                            Chief Financial Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.          Description
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   10.1              Amendment No. 1 to Voting and Standstill  Agreement,  dated
                     as of July 21, 2000,  between the  Registrant,  Great Lakes
                     Capital, LLC and Great Lakes Capital, Inc.

   10.2              Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement,  dated as
                     of July 21, 2000,  between the  Registrant  and Great Lakes
                     Capital, LLC.