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WorkNOLA.comRedesign
GreaterNewOrleans,Inc.isaregionaleconomicdevelopmentallianceservingthe10-parishregionofSoutheast
Louisiana.
InAprilof2011,theorganizationtookcontroloftheemploymentlistingwebsiteWorkNOLA.com,whichhad
previouslybeenmanagedbyMakeNewOrleansHome.
GNO,Inc.isseekingtheservicesofanexperiencedwebsitedesignfirmtoredesign,develop,implement,and
providehostingandmaintenanceservicesforWorkNOLA.com.Thisprojectwillutilizepostedlistingsandaccounts
fromtheexistingwebsiteaswellasnewfeatures,capabilities,anddifferentvisuallayoutassuggestedbyGNO,
Inc.andthefirmselected.
BackgroundGreaterNewOrleans,Inc.playsavitalroleastheregionaleconomicdevelopmenthub,servingtocoordinate,
consolidate,andthencatalyzeeconomicdevelopmentinitiatives.Theorganizationsaimistogeneratewealthand
improvethequalityoflifeintheregion.Attractingandretainingbusinesses,advocatingforpoliciestoimprovethe
competitiveclimate,andensuringtheavailabilityofahigh-qualityworkforce,GNO,Inc.intendstocounter
negativeperceptionsandensurethatthereisaclearunderstandingofthesupremeopportunitiesavailableintheGreaterNewOrleansregion.
Theorganizationhasembarkedonademand-drivenhumancapitalstrategyinordertoensurethattheregion
meetsworkforcedemands.Underthatmission,GNO,Inc.hasmaintainedtheemploymentlistingsite
WorkNOLA.cominitscurrentformbutrequiressomeenhancementsinresponsetothegrowingneedsofour
regionsemployers.
ProjectObjectives
ThegoalofWorkNOLA.comistoprovideasimplebutcomprehensiveno-costemploymentresourceforthe
GreaterNewOrleansareawhilefunctioningasamarketingtoolfortheregion.Thecurrentsitefeatures
employmentlistingsforavarietyofindustries,butlacksinbothvisualdesignandfunction.
Theredesignedsiteshouldfeaturegreatercontrolofaccountsfortheapplicants,employers,andGNO,Inc.staff
aswellasenhancedcontentcapabilitiestobettersharethelistingsonthesiteandfeaturesuitableinformation
abouttheregionforapplicantswhomaybemovingfromoutsideofthearea.
Equallyimportantistheneedforthesitetotakeonasophisticateddesigntoaccuratelydepictourregionasahub
ofdigitalservices.
Thewebsiteshallmeetthefollowingcriteria:
Visuallyappealinglayoutthatfunctionsindesktop,laptop,andmobileenvironments.WorkNOLA.comshouldfeatureaveryobviousNewOrleanslook.
EasilyupdatedCMSfromthefront-endandback-endforgreatercontroloverlistingsandaccountsbyapplicants,employers,andGNO,Inc.administrators.
Abilitytoacceptafullrangeofresumeformatsforuploadbyapplicants,addedabilitytostoremorethanonecoverletter.
Siteshouldbeeasilyupgradable.
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GeneralandDesiredEnhancements
Desiredimprovementsinclude,butarenotlimitedtothoselistedbelow.Additionalenhancements,atthe
recommendationofthefirms,arewelcomeandwillbeconsidered.
AccountManagement
Greatercapabilitytomanagejobs,accountname,anddetailsofeachlisting.Additionally,ifemployeeleaves,eachcompanyneedstheabilitytochangetheiraccountadministratoreasily.
Jobapplicantsshouldhavefullabilitytomanageallaspectsoftheiraccounts-username,password,avatar,
profile,resume(s),coverletter,portfolio,professionalattachments,abilitytobeaddedtoworkforcebank.
Employersshouldhavefullabilitytomanageallaspectsoftheiraccountsusername,password,avatar,profile,applicantintakemethod,accountadministrator,socialmediasharing.
Siteadministratorshouldhavefullabilitytomanageallaspectsofalluseraccounts(applicantsandemployers)-usernames,passwordreset,avatar,profile.Thisfunctionalityshouldincludepermissiontoadd/removejobs,
changeemployeradmins,addordeleteaccounts.Administratorshouldbeabletochangeanyaspectofany
accountorlistingatanymoment.
SiteshouldincludeadetailedsetofinstructionsandFAQforusers.SiteAdministration
Siteadministratorshouldhaveabilitytoanalyzemetricsofsitehowoftenlistingsarepostedbyindustry,howmanyapplicantsineachindustry,etc.
TraffictrackingshouldallowforGNO,Inc.toeasilymonitortheactivityofusersforinsightintopossiblechangestoterminologyorhierarchyofthesite.
ThesitemustutilizeastandardCMSorsimilarsiteadminenvironmentwhichissimpletomaintainandbeabletoaccommodateavisualoverhaulperformedwithskillsrequiredbytypicalwebstandards.
SitemustbecompatiblewithGNO,Inc.webserversandmustfitappropriatespecificationsforfullusageoncurrentconfiguration.ThecurrentlistingsexistsinaMySqldatabaseandthehostingenvironmentsupports
PHP5.2+,MySQL5.2+,andrunsonanApachewebserver.
Functionality
Fullintegrationwithsocialmediaforeasysharingoflistingsbyapplicantsandemployersalike,addedabilitytoeasilyemailalisting
Providecomprehensivedirectoryoflocalworkforceforemployerstosearch,withoptionforaccount-holderstooptout(alaLinkedIn)
DatafeedviaRSSorAPIforexternalsitestoeasilyfeaturelistings
Theabilitytosortjobsbyjustcategoryandindustry,inadditiontotheaddedabilitytocategorizejobsbyskill
sets.Employersandjobseekerscouldbothsearchforskillsets.
Listofemployersineachindustry,withlinkstotheirsites(notlimitedtoonesthathavejobsposted)
AbilityforemployertochoosemethodofapplicationeitherviaWorkNOLAortodirectapplicantstotheir
internaljobportal.Alsoallowrequestsforportfolio/samples.
Allowemployerstolabeleachjobasfull-time,part-time,internship,orfreelancetobeusedassearchcriteria.
Featurelocationinregionasamajoridentifierforeachopenposition(Metairie,Uptown,Northshore,etc.),
addamongsearchcriteriaforapplicants.
Joblistingsshouldbepostedusingpre-determinedcharacteristics,chosenwithradiobuttonsorfromdrop-downs(i.e.requirededucationlevel,experience,etc.)Thesefieldsshouldthenbeabletobeanalyzedbythe
GNO,Inc.stafftotrackemployerneedsintheregion.
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Skillsforeachjobanduserprofileshouldutilizetagsasindividualskills(i.e.budgetanalysis,HTMLprogramming,etc.)ThesefieldsshouldthenbeabletobeanalyzedbytheGNO,Inc.stafftotrackskill
patterns.
Creationofanotificationsystemthatwillemailalertswhenauserpostsaresumethatmeetsthecriteriathatanemployerislookingfor,orifajobispostedthatmeetstheskillsetsofanapplicant.Alertsshouldbeuseful
forbothemployersandapplicantsalike.
Possibleinclusionofaccesstobackgroundandcreditchecksforemployerstoperform.
VisualEnhancements
Layoutshouldtakeadvantageofspace,featuremorejobsperpageinsearchresults.
Sitemustbeeasytonavigate.
Siteshouldhavefunctionalitytogivehighervisibilitytopaid,featured,orsponsoredlistings.
Assetsfeaturedonmainhomepagelayoutshouldbeflexibleprovidingabilitytochangeareasofwebsite
aroundbasedonchangingmarket.
Otherrequirementsandfeatures
Inadditiontojoblistings,thesiteshouldserveasaninformationalresourceforapplicantsconsideringtheGreater
NewOrleansregionforfutureemployment.Thissectionofcontentwouldapplytotheentire10-parishareathat
definestheGreaterNewOrleansregion.Itisimportanttonotethatthetargetaudienceforthissectionwouldbe
comprisedofindividualswithlittleornospecificknowledgeoftheNewOrleansarea.
Theinformationnecessarywouldinclude,butwillnotbelimitedto:
Informationonhighereducationoptionsintheregion,theirperformance,howtoenroll,andotherusefuldetailsforallprospectivestudentsandfamilies.
Detailsonrenting&homebuying,taxes,utilities,andotherdetailsregardingresidencesintheregion.
Culturalassetsintheregion,howtoparticipate,informationaboutfestivalsandcelebrationsaswellasdetails
regardingtheartsandperformancesinthearea.
ArobustlistingofrecreationoptionsinSoutheastLouisiana,includingdetailsregardingrequiredlicensing,etc.
OveralldetailsonthequalityoflifeintheGreaterNewOrleansarea,whatpeoplecanexpectwhentheymove
here.
AnnouncementsmadeintheGreaterNewOrleansbusinesscommunity.
Industryforecasts:Informationonprojectionsofjobstobecreatedinthefuture.ServicestobeProvided
Fullvisualre-designofsite CompleteadminandCMSoverhaul
Migrationofdatafromcurrentsitetonewversion
Alltechnicalanddesignaspectsoftheproject
TrainingofGNO,Inc.staff,ifnecessary,tofunctionasadministratorsofsite
Uploadingandconfigurationofallnecessaryfilesforsitetofullyfunctionupondelivery
Completesetupandtechnicalassistancewithsiteforaminimumof60daysfromlaunchScheduleofEventsforProposal
RequestforProposals4/27/2012
ProposalsDue5/16/2012
FinalistInterviews5/21/2012through5/30/2012
ProjectDeliveryDeadline9/15/2012
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Writtenand/orvisualdesignconceptswhichencapsulateyourcompanysvisionforthesite,oncecomplete.
Acomprehensivelistofreferencesandpastwebprojects.ThiswouldincludeURLsforeachprojectandapointof
contactwhichwecancalloremail.Detailedinformationregardingyourcompanysexperienceinwebsite
development,includinganyrelevantexperiencewithotherdatabase-drivensitesorsimilarprojects.
Adescriptionofthequalificationsandexperienceofthestaffmembersthatwillbeinvolvedintheproject.Please
identify:
Theprojectmanager
Theproposedprojectteam,includinganysub-consultants,
Keypersonnelandtheamountoftimethattheywillbededicatingtotheproject
Ahighlightoftheexperienceoftheprojectteambyindividualteammember
Adescriptionofhowtheprojectwillbemanagedthroughtosuccessfulcompletion
Adetailedcostestimateandproposalcontainingalltechnicalspecificationsofthesite,including,butnotlimited
to,allcostsassociatedwiththesitetransitionandongoingusage.Theproposalshouldcontainthetotalproject
cost,aswellasdetailedlineitemcostsforcomponents/phasesoftheproject.Allhourlyratesandfees,charges,
costs,andanticipatedreimbursablecostsmustbeclearlystated.
RespondentsareencouragedtocontactGNO,Inc.withanyquestionsorconcerns.Finalproposalssubmittedare
tobereceivedbyGreaterNewOrleans,Inc.nolaterthan4:00p.m.CTonWednesday,May16,2012.Fourprinted
copiesoftheproposalmustbesubmittedandonedigitalcopymustbeemailedto
[email protected].
Physicalcopiesshouldbemailedto:
GreaterNewOrleans,Inc.
Attn:MattWolfe,CommunicationsAssociate
365CanalStreet,Suite2300
NewOrleans,LA70130
MWBEsarestronglyencouragedtosubmitproposals.Additionally,applicantsutilizingMWBEsassub-contractors
arealsostronglyencouragedtoapply.
GreaterNewOrleans,Inc.encouragessubmissionsfromteamsofvendors,whichcanutilizestrengthsoreach
othertoperformthetasksdefinedinthisRFP.
Confidentiality
VendorswhoprovideservicestoGreaterNewOrleans,Inc.and/oritspartners,stakeholders,andusersof
WorkNOLA.commayreceiveconfidentialandproprietaryinformation(ConfidentialInformation)fromthe
GreaterNewOrleans,Inc.and/ororitspartners,stakeholders,andusersofWorkNOLA.com.Vendorswillbe
requiredtosignanagreementstatingthatallinformationreceivedfromeithertheGreaterNewOrleans,Inc.
and/oritspartners,stakeholders,andusersofWorkNOLA.comwillbekeptconfidentialandshallnot,without
priorconsentofGreaterNewOrleans,Inc.and/oritspartners,stakeholders,andusersofWorkNOLA.com,be
disclosedorused,otherthantoprovideservicestoGreaterNewOrleans,Inc.and/oritspartners,stakeholders,
andusersofWorkNOLA.cominconnectionwiththevendorswork.
SelectionProcess
Allsubmittedproposalswillbeconsidered.Vendorswhichmeettherequirementsbelow,innoparticularorder,
willbeenteredintotheselectionprocess:
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OrganizationalCapacity ExperienceandReferences
DescriptionofServicesandDeliverables
DesignConcept
Pricing
Compatibilitywithproposalguidelines
Additionally,therewillbeaninterviewprocesstoscreenvendorsthatmeetthemajorityoftheseguidelines.The
numberofvendorschosentobeinterviewedwillbedeterminedbyboththeoverallnumberofsubmissionsand
vendorswhichareeligiblefortheselectionprocess.VendorswhoarenotchosenwillbenotifiedbyGreaterNew
Orleans,Inc.inatimelymanner.
ScoringSystem
PointFactor1:QualityofProposedDesignconcept(20pointsmaximum)
Istheconceptuseableandappealing?
Doestheconceptallowforthesitetofunctionasintended?
DoesthedesignsufficientlyandcreativelypromotetheregionandthedigitalsophisticationoftheGreater
NewOrleansarea?
Istheimplementationstrategyfeasibleandeffective?PointFactor2:ProfessionalExperienceofTeam(20pointsmaximum)
Howinnovativeistheteam?
Teamexperienceinwebdesignanddatabasemanagement
Examplesofpastperformanceonsimilarprojects
Hastheteamtakenonaprojectofthisscale?
Whatspecialcapacitiesdoestheteampossessinregardstothecompletionofthissiteredesign?
Havetheprovidedreferencesfavorablyrecommendedtheteam?PointFactor3:FamiliaritywithContent(5pointsmaximum)
Istheteamknowledgeableofworkforceassetsandindustriesintheregion?
Doestheteamunderstandtheworkforceissuesintheregion?PointFactor4:ProposedWorkPlan(10pointsmaximum)
DoestheteamhaveareasonablemethodologyandscheduleforcompletionoftheScopeofWork?
DoestheteamhavethecapacityneededtoaccomplishtheScopeofWorkwithintheallottedtimeframe?PointFactor5:Technicalcompatibilityandimprovements(20pointsmaximum)
Istheproposalcompatiblewiththecurrentdatabase?
DoestheproposedScopeofWorkaddressalldesiredenhancements?
DoestheproposedScopeofWorkaddressadditionalenhancements?PointFactor6:Proposedprojectbudget(25pointsmaximum)
DocostestimatescorrelatetoprojectscopeanddeliverablesasdefinedintheRFP?
Areadequateassumptionsforcostestimatesincluded?
Doesbudgetreflectmostefficientandeffectiveuseoffunding?Totalpointspossible:100
Eligibleapplicantsincludefor-profitentities,not-for-profitentities,orjointventures.Allapplicationsmustinclude
theinformationrequestedinthisRFP.Uponreview,GNO,Inc.maynotifythatadditionalinformationor
clarificationisnecessary.
