REQUEST
FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR A MASTER
WEBSITE FIRM
FOR THE
PROMOTION OF THE
SANTA MARIA
PUBLIC AIRPORT DISTRICT
The Santa Maria Public
Airport District wishes to engage the services of a Webmaster to create a website
for the promotion of the
1. Your firm’s qualifications
and current relevant experience.
2. A proposed design to the
Website.
·
The new site must be oriented to, and cater to, the needs of
our customers.
·
Providing user oriented menus and navigational aids, will
make it much easier, and more intuitive, for clients to find the information
they are searching for.
·
The new site must have a similar look and feel throughout, with
a singular theme and consistent navigational aids.
·
The new site must be interactive to allow Airport users to voice opinions on
current events and potential problems.
3. Names and telephone numbers
of individuals the District may wish to contact to discuss your firm's
qualifications.
4. Sample web pages you may have
contributed to or created.
5. Recommendations for website
hosting
6. Any other relevant
information.
The District will evaluate
all pertinent information and select the firm with which it will work from
those firms submitting statements prior to the deadline. The District reserves the right to contact
you for more information, including a detailed interview, in order to evaluate
your qualifications to perform the work or to resolve questions which may arise
during the evaluation process. The
District will select the best-qualified consultant by employing the criteria
listed below (not listed in priority order) to evaluate the merits of each
response:
·
Knowledge, understanding and experience of Website maintenance and
updating.
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Ability to understand and use HTML.
·
Knowledge of Flash animation
·
Reputation for personal and professional integrity and competence.
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Innovation, originality and creativity.
·
Accessible during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
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Ability to meet deadlines.
·
Experience working with government agencies and private business
owners.
·
Familiarity with and proximity to the geographic location of the
project.
·
Any other factors the District deems are relevant.
·
Reasonable response time for technical assistance.
·
Experience in the implementation of new marketing concepts.
·
Ability to interact efficiently and effectively with the District's
marketing professionals.
The firm selected by the
District will be contacted for the purpose of entering into negotiations with
the District for a possible written agreement.
The proposal selected and the District’s Request For Qualifications
(RFQ) requirements will be the basis for negotiations. There can be no assurance that such
negotiations will result in a finalized agreement. The District and the proposer will not be
obligated in any way unless and until a written agreement is entered into and
executed by the parties. Please note that this RFQ is for a statement of
interest and qualification. A detailed cost proposal is not being
requested. Final costs will be
determined through negotiations with the firm selected.
If negotiations with the
proposer first selected are not successful, negotiations may be initiated with
the proposer given second preference.
This procedure may be continued with the other proposers in sequence of
ranking selected by the District until a mutually satisfactory agreement has
been negotiated. The District reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals and assumes no obligation in the
solicitation of this statement of interest and qualifications.
Questions regarding this RFQ
should be directed to
Three copies of the statement
of interest and qualifications should be submitted to the Santa Maria Public
Airport District,