XHTML-First Production Services
The purpose of this RFP is to identify 2 or 3 vendors that will be the Bank's primary suppliers of XHTML-first production services. As part of this new workflow, files would be provided to the vendor primarily in MS Word and/or Excel, with occasional files in LaTex or PowerPoint. (The Bank is uniform in its use of PCs and MS Office software in all of its offices, worldwide.) From these the following formats would need to be created: XHTML, POD, ePub, PDF e-Book, web- and press-optimized PDFs, and possibly InDesign files (we are determining whether acceptable PDF files - in terms of the appearance of the finished pages -- can be created using XSL-FO or 3B2 rather than InDesign).
An eligible firm shall be able to meet the following Mandatory Requirements:
1. Offeror must have been performing, as a firm, services similar to those specified in the Statement of Work for the last two (2) years. Such experience shall be supported by the "reference" information that should be provided as part of the proposal.
2. Offeror must provide a minimum of two (2) references. At least one of the references must be from a client who has worked with the proposed project manager and for whom work similar to our needs has been performed within the past year.
3. The Offeror must be able to accommodate the transfer and repurposing of files compatible with the entire production and distribution chain.
4. Offeror must be capable of same-day delivery of electronic files to the Bank.
5. Offeror's Project Manager must be accessible for at least a 2-hour window during Bank business hours (9 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST except for weekends and holidays) and have the authority to make commitments on behalf of the Offeror.
6. Offeror must have the financial capability to successfully complete the Contract which is substantiated by a complete set of financial statements (eg: annual report, audited financial statements or tax filings or equivalent) for the previous two (2) fiscal years, and a copy of the company charter, Articles of Agreement or other evidence indicating its official status. Financial Statements must be included in proposal.
7. Offeror must agree to all the non-negotiable clauses in the Contract Matrix as included in the RFP documents.
