[consulting] REVISED RFP FOR DRUPAL DEVELOPER - Deadline November 18, 2010

Thu Nov 11 18:58:48 UTC 2010

hi Joel, the integration would not be with an existing site, we'll have
to do some development there, essentially with space for news (editors),
columns, threaded discussion, and perhaps some ad banners - fairly
straightforward.  The publishing house will be just be a basic about us,
news, submit a proposal, and buy a book (e-commerce).  I'm not imagining
further integration with the main site beyond a tab or link to those two
sites.

We have to pay out all of our invoices by the middle of January, as
this work is grant funded, hence the tight timeline.  I expect us to
have all of the basic specs by end of next week.

The components should not be difficult:

Home page / network news
Member profiles (with some adaptation as speakers bureau and consultant
database - e.g., a few more fields)
Collaborative space (wiki functionality)
Threaded discussions - usually about a current event or framing an
issue
An idea databank (form driven, tagged or searchable, convertabile to
Word)
Resource library (links and documents)
Classifieds
Connectors to our youtube station, podcasting station, and our facebook
group (may just be gadgets)
Donate now

I suspect with most of these we could just set up administrative
permissions, identify existing drupal modules, and modify as needed.

For the interface, we have colors already, and a logo, though I might
tweak the latter.  So I think it is fast paced, but doable.  We will
take responsibility at our end for giving a master plan of
functionality, though input would be welcome about how to add value to
it.

Best,
Ken

Ken Williams
Senior Technical Advisor
AED Center for Leadership Development &
Director
New Voices National Fellowship Program
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, #1049
Washington, D.C.  20009
202-884-8972
202-884-8419 fax
kwilliam at aed.org 
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>>> Joel Farris <joel at transparatech.com> 11/11/2010 11:49 AM >>>
Ken, am I reading this correctly? $12,000 for development of a new
Drupal site that will "fully integrate" with an existing online
newspaper/publishing site, have user profiles + forums, and to be
completed in only three weeks of development? (at ~$100/hr for drupal
expertness, that's 120 hours)

This can't possibly be right, can it? I mean, the technical specs alone
would take about 40 hours to document before even beginning work due to
the "integration" aspects of the site, and that's even before you count
the "what does it look like" in regards to theming.
-- 
Joel Farris
TransparaTech, Inc

On Nov 11, 2010, at 7:56 AM, Ken Williams wrote:

> Note: We have changed the RFP to invite bids from developers outside
the DC metropolitan area.
>  
> Contact:  Ken Williams
> Senior Techical Advisor
> AED Center for Leadership Development
> kwilliam at aed.org 
> 202-884-8972
>  
> Call for Proposals
> Drupal Portal Developer
>       Consultant/service provider must be an advanced programmer who
can demonstrate capacity and experience in developing scalable,
enterprise level sites within a short time frame, and provide at least 5
demonstration sites and client references.
>  The portal will include both private / members only content
(intranet) and public content (extranet).
>  The portal will include user profiles, threaded discussions,
collaborative spaces, document libraries, searchable databases,
integration with an online newspaper and publishing house, and
multi-media content.
>  This is a fixed price agreement for development of the site. 
Maximum budget:  $12,000 plus agreed upon standard expenses.
>  No funds are available to the consultant/vendor for ongoing
maintenance, administration, or additional development of the site
beyond January 10, 2010. 
>  AED will hold complete ownership of the site and the contract
manager will share all administrative privileges with the AED contract
manager.
> Scope of work:
>       Meet with AED staff at least 3 times between now and January
31, 2011.  Standard approved travel expenses are covered.
>       Participate in weekly conference calls (typically 60 minutes),
in one in- person input meeting of the New Voices Network task force
(December 17, 2010).
>  Except where otherwise agreed, meet face to face at least once a
week with the AED contract manager.
>  Develop and deliver a memo summarizing the proposed overall
architecture of the portal, with options for interfaces and navigation
and a graphic representation or mapping of all functionalities. 
[Deadline:  November 22, 2010]
>       Identify and recommend Drupal Modules for integration into the
design, with a short summary of what capacities the modules will
contribute to the portal.  [Deadline: November 22, 2010]
>  Develop and deliver a portal that is ready to go live by January 10,
2011.
>  Produce and deliver a guide for maintenance of the portal by fully
independent administrators and for publishing by editors or content
managers.  [Deadline: January 3, 2011].
> The New Voices Network is a growing, nationwide community of
progressive emerging human rights leaders.  AED is a global nonprofit
with nearly 2000 staff members, over 250 programs, and presence in all
50 states and over 150 countries.  Visit:  www.aed.org 
> AED does not currently have a dedicated Drupal developer or vendor. 
Proposals should be no longer than 5 pages and speak to the
consultant/vendor's qualifications, proposed strategy and capacity to
meet the RFP requirements, and references.
>  
>  
>  
> Ken Williams
> Senior Technical Advisor
> AED Center for Leadership Development &
> Director
> New Voices National Fellowship Program
> 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, #1049
> Washington, D.C.  20009
> 202-884-8972
> 202-884-8419 fax
> kwilliam at aed.org 
> http://cld.aed.org 
> http://newvoices.aed.org 
>  
> Want to learn about the nation's best leadership development program
for emerging leaders? 
>  
> Watch this:
> http://vimeo.com/7168443 
> 
> And if you are an AED employee, visit the revamped AED Workplace AIDS
Web site!
> http://awac.aed.org 
>  
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