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D -- WEBSITE -INTERACTIVE DESIGN ENGINEERING SOL 102591-00-A-0099 DUE 050100 POC Andrew Jernell 202-268-4172 and Jack Mitchell 202-268-4655 WEB: Business Opportunity Bulletin, http://www.purchasing.gov. E-MAIL: Andrew Jernell, ajernell@email.usps.gov. 1. The United States Postal Service (USPS) seeks to identify and pre-qualify direct providers capable of comprehensive interactive design engineering (IDE) support for its corporate web site. This support will assist the USPS in improving its current web presence and develop the next generation 'solutions based and customer driven' web site interface. 2. Therefore, USPS intends to select an entity to support the interactive design engineering efforts for the current and future web presence. The USPS operates its corporate web site, www.usps.com, as the primary USPS internet channel. This web site was originally structured using a 'task based and content driven' concept. The current web site requires continuous improvement and needs to evolve to support the USPS ecommerce strategy via this channel. The site must project a world class image and provide for USPS e-commerce and other products, services, and information to USPS consumers and businesses. 3. The USPS will determine which entity, amongst interested providers, is most suitable and capable for this purpose. The entity must have comprehensive IDE expertise and be able to integrate performance in multiple disciplines including; IDE strategy & tactics, channel synchronization, design testing and measurement, usability, marketing, branding, web site creative features and techniques, and banner creation and management. The IDE must have expertise in the use of BroadVision, Inc. products and tools and will be required to design template changes for implementation within that software suite. 4. The entity must clearly demonstrate the breadth and depth of their resources, financial stability, client experience and general IDE niche business motivation needed by USPS, a large, complex and diverse organization. Pre-qualification shall be based on interested providers written responses to the functional, technical and generic requirements cited in USPS Business Opportunities Bulletin (BOB). Refer to Business Opportunity Bulletin (see LINKDESC <A HREF="">below), citing the solicitation number included in</A> this notice, to access the specific BOB file containing additional details, formats and criteria for this requirement. Posted 04/10/00 (W-SN443376). (0101)

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