Informal Request For Offers For NMEC Website Development .

Final - 18 August 2020Informal request for offers for NMEC website developmentContract for Service to develop a new website of the National Museum ofEgyptian Civilization (NMEC) and Mobile App. with a new design and functionsBackgroundNMEC developed its website portal and mobile Application in 2016. https://www.nmec.gov.eg/Anticipating the opening of two exhibition halls of NMEC towards the end of the year, and alsotaking into account technological development in website development, NMEC will develop anew NMEC website portal with new design and functions as well as new mobile App within aframework of its Business Plan and branding/marketing strategy.Work AssignmentThe consultant shall develop new NMEC website portal and mobile application with thefollowing technical specificationsA. Technical aspects:1. Develop a new NMEC website portal to meet the current design trends.2. The new NMEC website portal should be with bilingual interface English / Arabic.3. The new NMEC website portal should be lightweight and modern web portal available andresponsive for view in desktop, tablet, and mobile.4. Develop the new mobile App for Android & iOS users by using the same design, look, and feelused for the new NMEC website portal.5. The NMEC website portal should be a reference guide for NMEC’s social media posts andother printed materials to be produced.6. The portal should contain online payments capability in order to enable online ticketing andonline gift shop in the future.B - Design & Features:

1. The new NMEC website portal should be a modern and neutral outlook to present the NMECbrand in an appropriate way to be placed among the well-known museums of the world and tobecome a new destination for tourists and visitors.2. It should have design easy to implement and develop which represents the NMEC identityand which be used in multiple fields correctly in later periods.3. It should have an enterprise CMS platform (preferably Wordpress) as a professional websiteportal, suitable to present the dynamic content and interactive services in a modern andprofessional way.C – Simplicity:User navigation and access are standard simple UX (user experience).D – Flexibility:Easy to customize and implement any new content and power it with videos and photos andphoto galleries and maintaining a constant design language.E - Enterprise CMS Admin Area:1. Easily manage and create temporary and permanent content with What You See Is What YouGet (WYSIWYG) editor, creating drafts, schedule content publication, and preview the contentbefore publishing.2. Classify the content into categories, sections, and content types.3. Link content dynamically using Tags.4. Version control of the content, archiving all changes done for any content.5.Multi-Language Support of content administration, with separate privileges for eachlanguage.6.Dynamic content categories.7. Supports Enterprise Event module, exhibitions, talks, and workshops presentation.

8. Supports interactive HTML5 content everywhere.9.Multi-level permissions.10.Enterprise Workflow of editing and publishing content.11. Manage the editorial work with a focus on publishing content based on user roles.F - Activity Recording:1. Tracks editor user activity recording, see what editors did, and changed in content all thetime.G - Notifications:1. Supports native mobile App notifications.H - Multi-Layout:1.Multi dynamic content layout based on content type and category.I - Media Library:1.Multimedia library of images and videos used on the website.J - Search Engine Optimized:2.The website portal is optimized for search engines right out of the box.K - Localized:

1.The website is required to be in English/Arabic although it supports being localized simply intodifferent languages other than the English/ Arabic, without the need to make a major change inthe coding or design.L - Native Mobile Application Android & iOS:1. Fully developed modern mobile application with the same website look and feel, to bedeveloped natively for Android & iOS to be fast and lightweight user experience to provide easybrowsing and updated dynamic content, being alerted with new events and important news.M - Full Source Code:1. Deliver website full source code.N - Technical Support:1. Provide 1-year hosting services on a VSP server with specs.2. Provide 1 year in the scope of web portal analysis which includes the assistance to transferthe website hosting to the NMEC local server.3. Provide training for NMEC staff for the maintenance and management of the new websiteportal and mobile App.Deliverables and Timeline:1234Submit to UNESCO the DRAFT NMEC web portal for feedbackIntegrate feedback into the final web portal and submit toUNESCO for approvalSubmit to UNESCO the draft mobile App in line with NMEC webportal for feedbackSubmit the final products (NMEC web portal and mobile App) forapproval together with an invoice to UNESCO10 Sep 202015 Sep 202020 Sep 202030 Sep 2020

COMPETENCIESAccountability (C)Communication (C)Innovation (C)Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)Planning and organizing (C)Results focus (C)Teamwork (C)REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS1. Minimum 5 year professional experience in website portal and mobile App. development2. Excellent knowledge and skills in handling work in English and Arabic.DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONSPrevious experience in developing website portal and mobile App. for museums and culturalinstitutions.APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESSFirms meeting the above requirements are requested to submit the followings:Technical Offer:1. A detailed technical offer that corresponds to the scope of this assignment shall beprovided in the offer:o Company profile and websiteo Clear indication of years of experience of the firm (it will contribute to the UNESCOevaluation team if a valid registration with relevant local authorities is submitted)o At least 3 examples of similar worko Team composition and CVso A one or two page document with work plan, work approach and timetableo The Technical Compliance Requirement Table below must be completed:Technical Compliance Requirement TableItem Technical Compliance CriteriaNo.1 Website with Responsive Design2 Full access and control for all pages by Website adminTechnicalcomplianceBidders toindicate “Yes”or “No”

34567891011Dynamic and flexible pages with ease to change content by theEaseadminof navigationInteractionBrandingMinimum 5 year professional experience in website portal andmobile App. developmentKnowledge and skills in handling work in English and ArabicProvide 1-year hosting services on a VSP server with specsProvide 1 year in the scope of web portal analysis which includesthe assistance to transfer the website hosting to the NMEC localProvideserver training for NMEC staff for the maintenance andmanagement of the new website portal and mobile AppFinancial Offer:2. Completion of Financial Proposal/Price Schedule table below for the implementation ofthe task as attached in the minimum technical requirementsFinancial Proposal / Price ScheduleTotal Financial Proposal [currency/amount]:Description of Activity/Item1.No ofConsultantsRate per Day[currency/ amount]No of cription of Activity/Item2.Other Expenses2.12.22.32.42.52.6Others (please specify)No ofConsultantsRate per Day[currency/ amount]No of mandaysTotal[currency/amount]

Evaluation and comparison of proposals:3. A two-stage procedure will be used in evaluating the proposals, with evaluation of thetechnical component being completed prior to any price component being compared.The Price Component will be considered only for submissions that passed the minimumscore of 70 % of the total points obtainable for the technical evaluation. The technicalproposal is evaluated on the basis of its responsiveness to the Terms of Reference(TOR).UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mailcorrespondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates companies.Interested companies are invited to submit an offer including fees and explaining the approachto the assignment to the UNESCO Cairo Office at the email address to cairo@unesco.org with acopy to a.el-sheikh@unesco.org and a.gad@unesco.org by the deadline of 10 September 2020.

The new NMEC website portal should be with bilingual interface English / Arabic. 3. The new NMEC website portal should be lightweight and modern web portal available and responsive for view in desktop, tablet, and mobile. 4. Develop the new mobile App for Android & iOS users by using the same design, look, and feel used for the new NMEC website .