1.1 NGC OVERVIEW
The National Gallery of Canada is a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada renowned for its exceptional collections of historical and contemporary Canadian art. The Gallery also maintains Canada's premier collection of European Art from the 14th to the 21st century, as well as important works of American, Asian and Indigenous Art and renowned international collections of prints, drawings and photographs. In 2015, the National Gallery of Canada established the Canadian Photography Institute, a global multidisciplinary research center dedicated to the history, evolution and future of photography. The Gallery makes these works and knowledge accessible to the general public through an extensive exhibition and publication program. The Gallery is recognized as a leader in the national and international art museum communities.
The principal building, which holds this collection, is located at 380 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Gallery also welcomes about 300,000 visitors each year. The 800,000 square feet purpose-built Gallery building includes 172,000 square feet dedicated to exhibition space. In addition to the activities in the national capital, the Gallery engages Canadians with its knowledge and collection through its websites, travelling exhibitions and regular contributions to external venues such as the Venice Biennale. The collection of nearly 65,000 objects is about 50% digitized in 2D format, and about 3% of the collection is available online.
The Gallery’s digital presence is dispersed through several websites and web applications. The main website (www.gallery.ca) was last redeveloped in 2010 using the Open Text Red Dot Content Management System (CMS). There is also a parallel partially responsive site for mobile devices, and a range of micro sites developed in static HTML. A number of other sites, such www.ngcmagazine.ca and www.soyouwanttobeanartist.ca, have also been developed under various other CMS. The main Gallery website also offers content drawn from Collections and Events databases and is linked to ecommerce applications for memberships, bookstore and tickets as well as a wide range of Social Media applications.
For more details visit: www.gallery.ca
1.2 PURPOSE OF THIS RFP
The NGC requests proposals for the provision of web development and support services for the period from May 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 for the redevelopment of its public website, where requirements are described in section 2, the Statement of Work (“Services” or “SOW”).
