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Start Up Connect

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 23, 2009 at 04:00 PM

SUMMARY

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is seeking a consultant or consultant team to design and build a website to enhance the success of entrepreneurs by offering a centralized web portal with helpful information such as funding, real estate and networking opportunities (e.g., peers, mentors, experienced start-ups), incentives guidance and recruitment information. The web portal should detail the City’s entrepreneurship and innovation accomplishments in financial services, digital media, web 2.0, gaming, advertising, fashion design, bioscience, and clean technology fields. NYCEDC has already begun work on researching and preparing content for the site and is seeking a consultant to do the actual site design, development and coding, from concept to finished product.

Addendum

	Start Up Connect Addendum 1 RFP (25 KB)
	Start Up Connect RFP Addendum 2 (24 KB)

Q & A'S

	Start Up Connect Phase II RFP Attendance Sheet (24 KB)
	Start up Connect Phase II RFP QA (58 KB)

INQUIRIES

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 02:00 PM on Monday, October 26, 2009. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to websiterfp2@nycedc.com . For all questions that do not pertain to the subject matter of this RFP, please contact NYCEDC’s Contracts Hotline at (212) 312-3969. Answers to all questions will be posted by 11/2/2009 12:00:00 AM, to www.nycedc.com/RFP.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of 10/15/2009 12:00:00 AM. The RFP is available for in-person pick-up between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from NYCEDC, 110 William Street, 6th floor, New York, NY (between Fulton & John streets). To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit www.nycedc.com/RFP. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 11/23/2009 4:00:00 PM. Please submit 10 of your proposal to:

Attention: Maryann Catalano, Senior Vice President, Contracts

NYCEDC, 110 William Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10038

M/WBE

Companies who have been certified with the New York City Small Business Services as Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (“M/WBE”) are strongly encouraged to apply. To find out more about M/WBE certification, please call 311 or go to www.nyc.gov/getcertified.