Website Hosting Services Proposal RFP
Website Hosting Services Proposal RFP
This RFP is for hosting and maintenance services for the North Vancouver Chamber’s website.
The North Vancouver Chamber (NVC) is currently accepting proposals for website hosting and
maintenance services. Although NVC completed major upgrades to their website during the
summer of 2016, it is also constantly looking to update and improve user experience. NVC is
seeking reliable hosting and maintenance services on a long-term basis, as well as potential
future upgrades.
The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from various candidate
organizations, conduct a fair and extensive evaluation based on criteria listed herein, and select
the candidate who best represents the direction the North Vancouver Chamber wishes to go.
The North Vancouver Chamber is a non-partisan organization dedicated to helping our local
businesses succeed. NVC is comprised of 700 members and works with approximately 2/3 of the
employment base in North Vancouver. Working with NVC will ensure exposure to and
credibility with our membership, as well as the North Vancouver business community as a
whole.
All proposals must be signed by an official agent or representative of the company submitting
the proposal. If the organization submitting a proposal must outsource or contract any work to
meet the requirements contained herein, this must be clearly stated in the proposal. Additionally,
all costs included in proposals must be all-inclusive to include any outsourced or contracted
work. Any proposals which call for outsourcing or contracting work must include a name and
description of the organizations being contracted.
All costs must be itemized to include an explanation of all fees and costs.
All proposals in response to this RFP are due no later than 5pm PST September 22, 2017.
If any additional information or discussions are needed with any bidders during the evaluation of
the proposals, the bidder(s) will be notified.
Notification will be provided to all bidders whether they are selected or not.
Bidder Qualifications:
Overall proposal: The proposal meets the scope and needs included herein and is
presented in a clear and organized manner.
Organizational experience: Bidders will be evaluated on their experience as it pertains to
this request.
Previous work: Bidders will be evaluated on examples of their work pertaining to web
site design and hosting as well as client testimonials and references.
Value and cost: Bidders will be evaluated on the cost of their services.
Chamber membership: Although you do not have to be a Chamber member to bid,
preference is that all contracted organizations obtain Chamber membership if they are not
already members.
Each bidder must submit a PDF or MS Word copy of their proposal to the address below by
September 22nd 2017 at 5pm PST:
Thank you for your interest in responding to this RFP. We look forward to your response.