Specifications include, but are not limited to: The University invites you to submit a proposal to design and build a custom website that will host a curated collections of customizable and accessible OER (Open Educational Resources) chemistry lab experiments along with supportive resources for chemistry, scientific writing, math and teamwork. Respondents are encouraged to propose contractual arrangements offering the maximum benefit to the University in terms of (1) quality of proposed website with emphasis on ease-of-use, mobile-friendliness, SEO, etc. (2) total overall cost to the University regarding the design, build and maintenance of website, and (3) project management expertise with realistic timeline and integration of feedback-loops. Proposers should describe all educational, state, and local government discounts, as well as any other applicable discounts that may be available to the University in a contract for Services. 1. Build a mobile-friendly, easy-to-use website using Drupal: 2. Create an engaging, user-friendly experience starting with the home page: 3. Identify a suitable streaming platform with no ads to host videos with integrated English and Spanish subtitles, transcript, and audio descriptions: 4. Easy-to-use customization features for the lab experiments that include editable prompt format, categories, associated questions and videos with the option of combining multiple prompts into one: 5. Multiple lab prompts can be used to build a custom curriculum for college courses (adaptable to high school or younger) with automatically generated equipment and chemical lists: 6. Experiments should be searchable by keywords (concept, technique, modality, hazardous vs. non-hazardous materials, etc.) with follow-up filters: 7. Easy to navigate pages dedicated to experiments, chemistry concept explanations, math and scientific writing tutorials, and other faculty-specific resources: 8. The website must be scalable to support a growing collections of experiments. We have 3 years of content development, quarterly updates and maintenance are required.
