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New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)
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Quote Details: 03-25-0001

QUOTE #: NM-21-211-V1

NM PED WEBSITE REPLACEMENT

Submitted: 03/28/2024

SUBMITTED TO:

NM Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 490-7644

SUBMITTED BY:

Chris Schroeder
CEO
Real Time Solutions
505-830-0414
chris@rtsolutions.com

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New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)
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Scope of Work

Background

The administration has prioritized a redesign of the Public Education Department (PED) website, which serves an array of constituents and fulfills a number of needs and functions—and has proven to be an especially critical communications tool as the agency continues to navigate COVID-19 and its impact on schools and families. The PED communications and community engagement teams collaborated to solicit feedback for future design and function of the PED website in order to help inform direction and design of the next iteration of the site.

Mission

To provide a dynamic, user-friendly, integrated, attractive, and branded website that aligns with the PED's strategic plan goals and meets the needs of families, teachers, administrators, media, staff, constituents, and anyone else seeking information and interaction from the PED.

Project Goals

Customer is seeking a quote for the replacement of the PED website. The website replacement will include the following steps:

Goals and requirements

  1. The PED website will serve as the most visible presence and primary communications channel for the agency, especially as it applies to conveying critical information regarding changes concerning COVID-19;
  2. The PED website will serve multiple constituencies within a user-friendly framework that is easy to navigate and prioritizes high-use resources and information;
  3. The PED website will serve as the host site and gateway for critical data microsites (STARS, EngageNM, Vistas, Sharepoint, School Financial Reporting Portal [SB96], etc.);
  4. The PED website will be used by multiple constituencies through linguistically accessible and easy-to-find portals;
  5. Incorporate sitewide search function and SEO;
  6. Differentiated content based on log-in credentials;
  7. Meet accessibility standards (multilingual, ADA compliances).

Navigation

  • Site map specifications for navigation
  • Google Analytics Driven navigation

Design

  • Design for the home page
  • Design for content pages
  • Design for mobile devices

Content Management System (CMS)

  • Provide a recommendation for the CMS that will enable the customer to update the new website easily. RTS currently recommend WordPress.

Content

  • Identify the content for the website based on the site map

Testing

Training

Deployment

  • Upon customer approval launch the website and make live

Hosting, Support, and Maintenance

  • Provide on-going hosting, support, and maintenance for the website

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Cost Proposal

New Mexico Statewide Price Agreement #30-00000-23-00080CL hourly rates
Maximum Hourly Rate for all Categories:
$75.00/hr. Junior Level, $95.00/hr. Middle Level, $135.00/hr. Senior Level,
New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax
7.625% GRT

SUMMARY OF COST

Deliverable Description Cost
1 Website Design and Replacement $60,370.00
2 Annual Website/Application Maintenance Management
$9,840.00
Annually
3 Configure website on Content Delivery Network $5,000.00
4 Customer support based on hours customer sets. 40 hours @$95.00/hr. $3,800.00
Sub Total $79,010.00
NM GRT (7.875%) $6,222.04
Total Cost $85,232.04
Please see deatails below

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Cost Breakdown

Deliverable Number 1: Website design and replacement

Deliverable Name Due Date
Compensation
Website Design and Replacement TBD
$60,370.00
Task Item Sub Tasks Description
Project Management & Reporting 1.1

Contractor will coordinate with procuring agency staff to develop a project plan for moving forward which shall be based on the Agency's final acceptance.

Contractor will provide the project plan to the Procuring Agency.

The project plan will concentrate on milestones for the project which plan shall be used to monitor progress by the contractor to accomplish the deliverable.

The contractor will submit the project plan to the procuring agency for review and approval.

The Contractor Project Manager shall submit bi-weekly project status reports, documenting project progress, meetings, issues, etc. to the Procuring Agency on a date mutually agreed to by both parties.

$7,600.00
Website Specifications 2.1

Meet with Agency Staff and identify the specifications for the website.

Document the website specifications and provide to Agency Staff for review and approval.

The project plan will concentrate on milestones for the project which plan shall be used to monitor progress by the contractor to accomplish the deliverable.

$5,700.00
Graphic Concept for 3.1

Meet with the Agency Staff for design brainstorming session(s).

$11,400.00

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DELIVERABLE 2: ANNUAL WEBSITE/APPLICATION MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

Real Time Solutions provides Website/Maintenance Management for websites and applications on the Amazon Cloud.
Deliverable Name Due Date
Compensation
Website Design and Replacement TBD
$60,370.00
Task Item Sub Tasks Description
Project Management & Reporting 1.1

Contractor will coordinate with procuring agency staff to develop a project plan for moving forward which shall be based on the Agency's final acceptance.

Contractor will provide the project plan to the Procuring Agency.

The project plan will concentrate on milestones for the project which plan shall be used to monitor progress by the contractor to accomplish the deliverable.

The contractor will submit the project plan to the procuring agency for review and approval.

The Contractor Project Manager shall submit bi-weekly project status reports, documenting project progress, meetings, issues, etc. to the Procuring Agency on a date mutually agreed to by both parties.

$7,600.00
Website Specifications 2.1

Meet with Agency Staff and identify the specifications for the website.

Document the website specifications and provide to Agency Staff for review and approval.

The project plan will concentrate on milestones for the project which plan shall be used to monitor progress by the contractor to accomplish the deliverable.

$5,700.00
Graphic Concept for 3.1

Meet with the Agency Staff for design brainstorming session(s).

$11,400.00