[Marketing] Motion on choice of agency GetInteractive for Rebrand & Website Project

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Hi All,

Thanks for the great questions Cameron.

I'll start with my +1. Marc, Jody and I spoke with GET earlier this
week and went over a series of questions from both parties. I'm happy
with their proposal and the proposed approach as well as satisfied
that they understand the scope and are prepared to execute
effectively, on time and within budget. I did not participate in the
interview with the other shortlisted firm, but have reviewed the notes
from those that did and discussed their answers in addition to
reviewing their proposal in detail. I am satisfied that GET is the
better choice. I also did not participate in the call when the
shortlisted firms were selected, but again read the notes from those
that did and discussed it with a few of these members. I am again
satisfied with the decision that was made. All of the proposals we
received were high quality and I believe any of the firms that
submitted could do a good job and provide a quality product, but am
secure with my +1 for GET representing the best value for the
foundation's investment.

Happy to answer any specific questions any one may have. I look
forward to getting started!

Jeff

On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you to all who have put in a significant effort in pushing through on
> this website re-branding activity.
> For transparency, and to demonstrate the rigour that has been applied to
> this process, could I please ask each person who has been involved to
> explain the depth of your involvement in your assessment, and why you agree
> with this motion (or not). I will then vote based on my trust of the process
> and my trust that the individuals involved have followed the process.
>
> To start:
> * I reviewed the RFQ that was developed and sent out, along with the
> proposed process. I was impressed with the professionalism of both. I am
> familiar with the individuals involved with this selection process, and have
> been impressed over the years with their clear thinking, ability to suggest
> good ideas, their follow through on making things happen and
> professionalism. Assuming they confirm that they have continued to be
> thorough in their process, and confident in their selection, I shall back
> their decision.
>
> Warm regards, Cameron
>
>
> On 09-Mar-17 10:08 AM, Marc VLOEMANS wrote:
>
> Dear Marketing List,
>
> Thanks to the unrelenting energy of the Marketing Committee en members of
> the Board, I have the pleasureof asking you for approval of our choice of
> agency to conduct the Rebranding and Website Project for OSGeo:
> GetInteractive (for examples of their previous work see
> www.getinteractive.nl)
>
> I herewith ask you formally to approve the choice for GetInteractive as the
> agency that will execute the Rebranding and Website Project as previously
> described in the EoI and RFP. Please do so before Saturday 12.00 noon CET.
> This allows the committee to draft the contract and collect Board signature
> in order to have the agency start the project in time.
>
> Some back ground on the process:
> - we cast our Call for Expression of Interest as widely as our network and
> channels allowed
> - we received 4 serious EoI's, which all were invited to send in a proposal
> - of these, 2 were shortlisted based on price and project scope
> - GetInteractive was chosen as the winner, based on critical items such as:
> pricing, experience with community-sites, quality of reference projects,
> comprehensiveness of their proposals, user-friendliness and technical
> specifications of proposed CMS, their experience with open source, realisme
> of planning and efforts, demonstrated professionalism in the EoI/RFP process
> and such.
>
> We have 'happily' drawn upon Jeffrey's particular experience in the
> CMS-field and he has volunteered to manage the project on our behalf. Jody's
> eye for detail and process has kept us on track as the overall planning
> needed to be met. Therefore  I feel we have achieved the best value for our
> money and can safely enter the next stage in the project.
>
> Again, I wish to thank all involved in a process that has been executed
> meticulously but (thankfully) fast enough to have our revamped brand and
> website in place well before FOSS4G2017 to immediately benefit from it.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Marc Vloemans
>
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