Specifications include, but are not limited to: Pursuant to the State Purchasing Act (Official Code of Georgia Annotated 50-5-50 et seq.), this electronic Request for Proposals (eRFP) is being issued to establish a contract with a qualified supplier who will provide Website Development Consultant to Kennesaw State University (hereinafter, the State Entity) as further described in this eRFP. The Board of Regents, by and on behalf of, Kennesaw State University is seeking a qualified Supplier to provide a website development consultant. The primary objective of this solicitation is to meet the website requirements of Coles College of Business. On occasion another department may require assistance with website development. Vendor agrees that they will perform this work at the same or similar pricing offered to Coles, without delaying the Coles website implementation and with the approval of the Coles project manager and/or designee. Please refer to the bid documents for detailed information and requirements. Questions must be submitted by email to kford20@kennesaw.edu no later than 2:00 p.m. ET on May 02, 2012. Answers to vendor questions will be posted on May 08, 2011. No telephone calls will be accepted. Only electronic bids submitted via the eSource system on the GPR by the closing deadline as posted on the GPR will be considered. All times indicated is Eastern Time Zone. Introduction An enterprise-wide technical architecture (EWTA) is an operational statement of the current technologies utilized and supported by the central computing organization. As appropriate, contemplated changes are also included along with projected implementation dates. The elements of the EWTA are: 1. Desktop Client Platforms 2. Desktop Applications 3. Email/GroupWare 4. Servers 5. Network and Communications Protocols 6. Operational Software 7. Database, Data Interfaces 8. Security 9. Middleware 10. Application Development Tools 11. Mobile/Remote Platforms 12. Voice Communication 13. E-Commerce 14. Transaction Security 15. ADA Compliance 16. Interfaces to ERP Data 17. Learning Management System 18. Content Management System ENTERPRISE-WIDE TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE Last Updated: 03/06/2012 Page 2 of 12 1. Desktop Client Platforms The client-server desktop platform is described by IT Services hardware, operating system and client software. Hardware The supported client-server desktop is Dell and Macintosh. The Universitys preferred vendor is Dell. Current purchases are Optiplex 990 Minitowers with an Intel i5 Dual Core Processor 660 with VT (3.33GHz, 4M), 256MB ATI RADEON HD 3450 (2 DVI /1 TV-out), 4.0GB RAM, 250GB hard drive at 7,200 RPM, 16X DVD+/-RW, and a 19" flat panel monitor. University departments are encouraged to replace hardware on a five year cycle. Operating System (OS) Enterprise-wide client-server applications will be required to be compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise Edition and/or OSX 10.5.8 Client Applications A client application is a software program that connects the desktop computer to its corresponding server based component. Client applications by themselves provide no or minimal functionality. They require a connection to their application server. The server and client components must be in sync (i.e. compatible versions) for all functions to work correctly. The table below is an alphabetical list of supported clients. Additional version information is available upon request
