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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 1, 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.

         On July 1, 2000,  William F. Crabtree,  the Chief Financial  Officer of
the  Registrant,  left the  Registrant to pursue other business  interests.  Mr.
Crabtree  had served as Chief  Financial  Officer of the  Registrant  since June
1998. Neil F. Suffa,  the Corporate  Controller and Secretary of the Registrant,
has replaced Mr. Crabtree as Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Suffa will retain the
duties of Corporate Controller and Secretary of the Registrant.

         In connection  with Mr.  Crabtree's  departure,  the Registrant and Mr.
Crabtree  entered into a Severance  and Release  Agreement,  dated July 1, 2000,
that  provides  that (i) the  Registrant  will pay to Mr.  Crabtree  in periodic
installments an amount equal to six months salary at Mr. Crabtree's last regular
rate of pay,  (ii) the  Registrant  will  reimburse  Mr.  Crabtree for any group
health  insurance  premiums paid by Mr.  Crabtree  pursuant to the  Consolidated
Omnibus Budget  Reconciliation  Act of 1986 for coverage  through the six months
following the termination of his employment, and (iii) Mr. Crabtree releases the
Registrant  from  all  claims  he may  have  based  on his  employment  with the
Registrant  or the  termination  of that  employment.  The Severance and Release
Agreement also contains a restrictive  covenant relating to confidentiality that
governs  the  post-employment   relationship  between  the  Registrant  and  Mr.
Crabtree. The Severance and Release Agreement is attached to this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.


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

       (c)   Exhibits.

             Exhibit No.         Description
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             10.1                Severance and Release Agreement,  dated July 1,
                                 2000,  between  the  Registrant  and William F.
                                 Crabtree.











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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 11, 2000                    By:  /s/ John L. Hobey
                                             -----------------------------------
                                              John L. Hobey
                                              Chief Executive Officer




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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.          Description
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10.1                 Severance  and  Release  Agreement,  dated  July  1,  2000,
                     between the Registrant and William F. Crabtree.
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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 1, 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.

         On July 1, 2000,  William F. Crabtree,  the Chief Financial  Officer of
the  Registrant,  left the  Registrant to pursue other business  interests.  Mr.
Crabtree  had served as Chief  Financial  Officer of the  Registrant  since June
1998. Neil F. Suffa,  the Corporate  Controller and Secretary of the Registrant,
has replaced Mr. Crabtree as Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Suffa will retain the
duties of Corporate Controller and Secretary of the Registrant.

         In connection  with Mr.  Crabtree's  departure,  the Registrant and Mr.
Crabtree  entered into a Severance  and Release  Agreement,  dated July 1, 2000,
that  provides  that (i) the  Registrant  will pay to Mr.  Crabtree  in periodic
installments an amount equal to six months salary at Mr. Crabtree's last regular
rate of pay,  (ii) the  Registrant  will  reimburse  Mr.  Crabtree for any group
health  insurance  premiums paid by Mr.  Crabtree  pursuant to the  Consolidated
Omnibus Budget  Reconciliation  Act of 1986 for coverage  through the six months
following the termination of his employment, and (iii) Mr. Crabtree releases the
Registrant  from  all  claims  he may  have  based  on his  employment  with the
Registrant  or the  termination  of that  employment.  The Severance and Release
Agreement also contains a restrictive  covenant relating to confidentiality that
governs  the  post-employment   relationship  between  the  Registrant  and  Mr.
Crabtree. The Severance and Release Agreement is attached to this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.

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

       (c)   Exhibits.

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

             10.1                Severance and Release Agreement,  dated July 1,
                                 2000,  between  the  Registrant  and William F.
                                 Crabtree.

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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 11, 2000                    By:  /s/ John L. Hobey
                                             -----------------------------------
                                              John L. Hobey
                                              Chief Executive Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.          Description
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10.1                 Severance  and  Release  Agreement,  dated  July  1,  2000,
                     between the Registrant and William F. Crabtree.