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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 18, 2003 FBO #0535
SOURCES SOUGHT

70 -- Sources Sought for a Web Content Management System

Notice Date

5/16/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279
 

ZIP Code

21207-5279
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-SSA-03-WebCMS
 

Response Due

5/31/2003
 

Archive Date

6/15/2003
 

Point of Contact

Cynthia Spencer, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109653369, Fax 4109659560, - Cynthia Spencer, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109653369, Fax 4109659560,
 

E-Mail Address

cynthia.spencer@ssa.gov, cynthia.spencer@ssa.gov
 

Description

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is conducting market research seeking sources for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or government off-the-shelf (GOTS) solutions to provide the services of a Web Content Management System (CMS). Background: SSA recently completed a redesign of its current site accessible at http://www.socialsecurity.gov. This project is limited to implementation of a Web Content Management System on the central areas of the SSA public Web site. Presently, the Web site is comprised of approximately 20,000 pages, most in HTML and PDF formats. The Web site also has 18 online applications that are written in Perl, IBM Websphere, and other programming platforms. Current files are copied to a staging Web server on a flow basis and moved to 3 main Web servers each hour via FTP. Although most content pages are static, SSA may convert some or part of the Web site to a database-driven platform(s). Capabilities: The CMS must be capable of use by 100 to 300 owners who publish content to the Web site. The content creation and posting process typically involves only one level of approval. Current content owners vary in their functionality and rights and include users who author, review, and approve content. All content owners will be required to use a CMS to publish content and work rules will be established to provide the necessary reviews prior to publishing. Content owners have varying degrees of skill in authoring Web pages, so the CMS solution should provide an option for a template-driven authoring. The CMS solution should also provide a facility to archive the Web site in such a way that it can be rolled back to earlier versions of the site and should have the capability of viewing a version of the Web site as of any given day. A CMS software solution must be capable of running on the SUN Solaris Operating System. Any CMS solution must be capable of pushing content to various Operating Systems including SUN Solaris. Experience: At a minimum, respondents must have experience providing this service to other Government Agencies and/or large companies that have implemented their solution. Respondents are asked to provide 3 references with similar requirements to what SSA is requesting, outline their capabilities, and explain how they would meet the needs of SSA. Please include a copy of your current GSA Schedule if services are available on Schedule, to the above address. This is not a request for quotations and requests for copies of a solicitation and/or telephone calls will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information provided in response to this announcement. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any evaluation made from the information submitted. No award will be made on the basis of this synopsis. All responses are due by May 31, 2003. No due date extensions from closing date will be granted. You may fax information to the attention of the contract specialist at (410)966-5982 or email Cynthia.spencer@ssa.gov. The size limitation for email attachments is 5 megabytes per individual email message. The SSA requestor utilizes Microsoft Office XP format (or earlier) as the standard word processing software. Respondents should refer to Reference Number SSA-03-WebCMS.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland

Zip Code: 21235

Country: US
 

Record

SN00326130-W 20030518/030516213910 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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