Quote from WS_MJH:
I'd be looking for a firm to help with the research and development of the system.
If you have a system with crisp rules that you currently trade manually - and successfully, then there is some chance that someone w/ solid experience in development/testing of automated trading systems can automate it for you.
But, if you think you need "research", it might be wiser to invest into yourself, learn EasyLanguage, and do the research yourself. When you reach a point where the research phase if over, and you move on to developing a solid automated trading system, then you can think about outsourcing.