<div dir="ltr">Can I once again encourage members to send the <a href="http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/Page/OSGeoBrandingMarketingWebsiteEOI.pdf">EOI</a> out to appropriate organizations in your region.<div><br></div><div>This is a major undertaking for the foundation and we would like to take advantage of our world wide reach when shortlisting a team for the work.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 January 2017 at 17:55, Jody Garnett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-docs-internal-guid-ed13a3cb-af48-2cf6-d614-53be456a3830"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear reader,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OSGeo invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the selection of a design & web consulting firm to update the foundation’s organizational branding and web presence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You can find the EOI at (</span><a href="http://www.osgeo.org/marketing/rebranding.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.osgeo.org/<wbr>marketing/rebranding.html</span></a><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) which contains the following attachment: </span><a href="http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/Page/OSGeoBrandingMarketingWebsiteEOI.pdf" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OSGeo Branding Marketing Website EOI.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It is required for consultants or firms to submit an response for the above assignment, as per the brief contained in the Expression of Interest (EOI). Shortlisted firms may be asked to submit a more detailed technical and financial proposal at the Marketing Committee’s discretion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Your offer comprising of all the required information should be sent to the to the OSGeo secretary at (<a href="mailto:secretary@osgeo.org" target="_blank">secretary@osgeo.org</a>) in PDF format, no longer than 10 pages and no later than 24 January 2017 11:59PM UTC.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please send any and all questions to <a href="mailto:secretary@osgeo.org" target="_blank">secretary@osgeo.org</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre-wrap">        </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submissions are encouraged from any country and consultants are encouraged to associate to enhance their submissions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Additional award criteria regarding the award of contract:</span><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OSGeo reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal, and to annul the solicitation process and reject all proposals at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected organization or any obligation to inform the affected organization or organizations of the grounds for the organization’s action. The award of the contract to the qualified organization whose proposal after being evaluated is considered to be the most responsive to the needs of the organization and activity concerned.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-7986846313529463166gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please forward this message within your network.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-sp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