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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2C2B2B">The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) wants to move its website to a new platform and to add some additional functionality. The current website can be
found here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.spnhc.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=6Y_KUdSzb3zItX9Hx57YpydlzQans8RfdtG6fuZr5Q4&s=fAisM2VTsOhQOf8lGJHlhUKaWolI5VEQSQqQbGuO8xw&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#BB7A17;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">http://www.spnhc.org/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2C2B2B">We are looking for vendors to prepare a proposal to accomplish the task that includes timeline, cost, and deliverables. The following RFP includes a background of our organization and
describes the purpose of the redesign, its desired functionality, and specific requests relating to the proposal. We understand that details may be subject to change upon vendor recommendation and/or research of more optimal solutions. In your proposal, please
feel free to suggest alternatives where noted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Deadline for RFP submissions: 06/01/2018</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2C2B2B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2C2B2B">Details here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__spnhcnews.files.wordpress.com_2018_05_request-2Dfor-2Dproposals-2Dfor-2Dwebsite-2Dredesign-2D1-2Dmay-2D2018.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=6Y_KUdSzb3zItX9Hx57YpydlzQans8RfdtG6fuZr5Q4&s=XhlP5kbx9IFOCDrBi8-cXhRlDzH274ovVthCe1bPiE8&e=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#BB7A17;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Request
for Proposals for Website Redesign 1 May 2018</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Dr. Barbara M. Thiers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Curator of Bryophytes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Editor,
<i>Index Herbariorum<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">President-Elect, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">New York Botanical Garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Bronx, NY 10458-5126<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a href="mailto:bthiers@nybg.org">bthiers@nybg.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">718-817-8626<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060">Download:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#44546A"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sweetgum.nybg.org_science_docs_The-5FWorlds-5FHerbaria-5F2017-5F5-5FJan-5F2018.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=6Y_KUdSzb3zItX9Hx57YpydlzQans8RfdtG6fuZr5Q4&s=H19zfqgKxNF_s62h62iZimXVATGveJXCC4_6WHsnGIc&e=">The World’s Herbaria 2017</a></span><span style="color:#44546A">
</span><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"> (second Index Herbariorum annual report)</span><span style="color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century",serif;color:#002060"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__sciweb.nybg.org_science2_IH-5FQuestionnaire-5F2009.doc&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=6Y_KUdSzb3zItX9Hx57YpydlzQans8RfdtG6fuZr5Q4&s=9Vs_E7L8Bp4umdLXGJgNFWiJl_AyBvM3mLgJoDSUUTo&e=">Index Herbariorum Registration Form</a>
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