SOW.pdf

Scope of Work for National Animal Germplasm Program Animal-GRIN public facing webpage redesign.

Problem to be Addressed:

The USDA ARS National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) database and information system Animal-GRIN has public facing webpages ( http://nrrc.ars.usda.gov/A-GRIN ) that allow users to view and evaluate the animal genetic resources collection. These pages allow users to explore the collection based upon animal taxonomy, collection inventory, and pedigree records and other factors using a drill down approach. These pages were designed and written over 10 years ago, as a result the pages are dated and do not take advantage of new web approaches and user perceptions of utility.

Desired Outcome:

New webpages will be designed so as to draw information stored in the primary database in an interactive information design and visualization of the data associated with the germplasm collection. Futures included in design include: point and click options on all pages; presentation of metadata on the germplasm collection, genotypic, phenotypic, and management aspects of the animal populations resident in the primary database;

maintain and enhance drilldown concept in the utilized in the existing webpages; and improved formatting of the existing webpages. The new webpages must accommodate the presentation of all individual animals (approximately 40,000) and life forms maintained in the germplasm collection.

Major Components of the SOW:

• User interface redesign

• Interactive information design, mobile optimization

• Quality analysis testing

• The developed product must comply with USDA Wed Standards and Style Guide version 2.0

• Provide source code

Contractor shall have experience in the programming languages:

• Ruby

• Rails

• JavaScript

• JQuery

• HTML

• SQL

• CSS

Contractor shall have experience and expertise in:

• Webpage/software design and programming

• Gene banking operations (cryopreservation, animal science, repository operations for data management)

Contractor shall provide with their proposal:

• Favorable past experience in developing similar types of projects

• Indicative storyboard rendering of a potential approach or approaches to redesigning the webpages as a point for proposal consideration

Awardee shall provide:

• A table of tasks and timeline for project completion

• Verification of final product functionality

• Validation of data being presented

• Interactive information will be displayed using charts, graphs and tables

• All design and user documentation developed for the project

• Compliance with all USDA webpage standards http://nrrc.ars.usda.gov/A-GRIN

Award will be based upon identified areas of technical factors, expertise, and price as determined by the attached list of Evaluation Factors. In addition to demonstrated innovation, as demonstrated in a story board. Story board must be submitted with no firm identifying information, so as to give fair appraisal of each.

Time for completion of the project will be NLT 120 calendar days after award.

Any and all developed software and intellectual property is solely the property of the USDA-ARS.

All questions and bids must be submitted to the Contracting Officer. Any documentation or communication with or sent directly to the end user will be an automatic disqualification from this procurement.