Florence County Sealed Solicitation

Title: 06-20/21 WEBSITE DESIGN/REDEVELOPMENT-FLORENCE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

Deadline: 11/5/2020 3:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 06-20/21

Description: Florence County is soliciting proposals from firms for the design/redevelopment of the Florence County Economic Development Partnership website to best market the benefits of doing business in Florence County.

Documents:

Documents as of 10/8/2020
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Addition 1

Posted: 10/12/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum

Overview:

Question:  The RFP gives two differentinstructions for delivery of proposals:  Page2 indicates that “Proposals are to be submitted electronically via VendorRegistry (PREFERRED) or emailed to pfletcher@florenceco.org.”  Page4 indicates that “An original and five (5) copies of the proposal must bedelivered to the County…” and gives both a mailed to or hand-carried toaddress.

Answer:    Weprefer to have the proposals submitted electronically.  However, we willaccept hard-copies.  If you send hardcopies, five copies needs to besubmitted. 

 

Addition 2

Posted: 10/14/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum

Overview:

Question: Canthe Partnership provide a little more information regarding the inputs andoutcome for this feature?   Answer: Thisfeature will display the available buildings, sites, and workforce datamarketed by the Partnership. The feature will either be linked or embedded inthe Partnership site.
Question: Is this ESRI or Google or someother tool? Do you want to display maps with overlaid content?  Answer: Website vendor will not need tocreate maps, they will just work with additional party to link or embed mapsand data.   
Question: Is it being fed from a database,or would the data be pulled and managed within the site?  Answer: Data is automaticallyupdated through additional party. Website vendor requires no action here.
  


 
 

 

Addition 3

Posted: 10/20/2020

Type of Addition: Addition No. 3

Overview:

Florence County is sending to all interested firmsclarification information and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)concerning this request for quote.  Theanswers are highlighted in RED and underlined.  

Documents:

Addition 4

Posted: 10/20/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum

Overview:

Question: Youmention that you are looking for a way to emphasize the benefits of doingbusiness in Florence County. Would you be interested in a website combined withthe ability to push messaging out to the public to create awareness of theEconomic Development of the County? Answer: Yes, we would beinterested in learning more about your offerings in the proposal.              Question: Are you interested in a way to apply for a business license through thesolution? Answer: No.         Question:  Are you looking for a CMS developed specifically for Government? Answer:  No.

Question:  Do you prefer your website to have FedRAMP Authorization?  Answer: Indifferent.

 
 


 

Addition 5

Posted: 10/22/2020

Type of Addition: Addition No. 5

Overview:

Florence County is sending toall interested offerors clarification information and answers to frequentlyasked questions (FAQs) concerning this Request for Proposal.   The answers are attached to this addition.  

Documents:

Addition 6

Posted: 11/5/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Addition 7

Posted: 12/10/2020

Type of Addition: Intent to Award Information

Overview: It is the intent of Florence County to award this service to The DuBose Group, LLC of Columbia, SC on December 10, 2020.

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 10/9/2020

Question: Will the website require hosting? If using current hosting that is in place do you have the access login to the cPanel? Can the website be built on the WordPress platform? If so, would your require routine maintenance or instructions to use?

Response: Question #1: Will the website require hosting? Yes If using current hosting that is in place do you have the access login to the cPanel? N/A Can the website be built on the WordPress platform? Yes, there are no current platform restrictions. If so, would your require routine maintenance or instructions to use? Instructions to use - Training for staff should be included in proposal.

Posted: 10/12/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum

Overview:

Question:  The RFP gives two differentinstructions for delivery of proposals:  Page2 indicates that “Proposals are to be submitted electronically via VendorRegistry (PREFERRED) or emailed to pfletcher@florenceco.org.”  Page4 indicates that “An original and five (5) copies of the proposal must bedelivered to the County…” and gives both a mailed to or hand-carried toaddress.

Answer:    Weprefer to have the proposals submitted electronically.  However, we willaccept hard-copies.  If you send hardcopies, five copies needs to besubmitted. 

 

Posted: 10/14/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum

Overview:

Question: Canthe Partnership provide a little more information regarding the inputs andoutcome for this feature?   Answer: Thisfeature will display the available buildings, sites, and workforce datamarketed by the Partnership. The feature will either be linked or embedded inthe Partnership site.
Question: Is this ESRI or Google or someother tool? Do you want to display maps with overlaid content?  Answer: Website vendor will not need tocreate maps, they will just work with additional party to link or embed mapsand data.   
Question: Is it being fed from a database,or would the data be pulled and managed within the site?  Answer: Data is automaticallyupdated through additional party. Website vendor requires no action here.
  


 
 

 

Posted: 10/20/2020

Type of Addition: Addition No. 3

Overview:

Florence County is sending to all interested firmsclarification information and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)concerning this request for quote.  Theanswers are highlighted in RED and underlined.  

Documents:

Posted: 10/20/2020

Type of Addition: Addendum

Overview:

Question: Youmention that you are looking for a way to emphasize the benefits of doingbusiness in Florence County. Would you be interested in a website combined withthe ability to push messaging out to the public to create awareness of theEconomic Development of the County? Answer: Yes, we would beinterested in learning more about your offerings in the proposal.              Question: Are you interested in a way to apply for a business license through thesolution? Answer: No.         Question:  Are you looking for a CMS developed specifically for Government? Answer:  No.

Question:  Do you prefer your website to have FedRAMP Authorization?  Answer: Indifferent.

 
 


 

Posted: 10/22/2020

Type of Addition: Addition No. 5

Overview:

Florence County is sending toall interested offerors clarification information and answers to frequentlyasked questions (FAQs) concerning this Request for Proposal.   The answers are attached to this addition.  

Documents:

Posted: 11/5/2020

Type of Addition: In Review

Posted: 12/10/2020

Type of Addition: Intent to Award Information

Overview: It is the intent of Florence County to award this service to The DuBose Group, LLC of Columbia, SC on December 10, 2020.

Documents:

Posted: 10/9/2020

Question: Will the website require hosting? If using current hosting that is in place do you have the access login to the cPanel? Can the website be built on the WordPress platform? If so, would your require routine maintenance or instructions to use?

Response: Question #1: Will the website require hosting? Yes If using current hosting that is in place do you have the access login to the cPanel? N/A Can the website be built on the WordPress platform? Yes, there are no current platform restrictions. If so, would your require routine maintenance or instructions to use? Instructions to use - Training for staff should be included in proposal.