Development and Maintenance of United Nations Crypto Stamps

The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) seeks to engage a contractor to help develop, create, and maintain the next generation of the United Nations Crypto Stamps. The service involved must include: a. Conceptual development and design of the UN Crypto Stamps; b. Work with UNPA to design and print the physical stamps; c. Create and maintain the digital portion of the stamps as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on a blockchain; d. Develop and maintain UN Crypto Stamps website for interfacing with UNPA’s customers; e. Lead the marketing and promotion campaign of the UN Crypto Stamps to interest groups around the world; f. Educate and provide training to all relevant UNPA staff; g. Provide support to UNPA’s teams and customers. Depending on the popularity of the new UN Crypto Stamps, the UNPA may develop and issue a new series every 1 or 2 years. For each UN Crypto Stamps series, there will be 3 different physical stamp designs, one for each UNPA issuing location, namely UN Headquarters in New York (UNHQ), UN Office in Geneva (UNOG), and UN Office in Vienna (UNOV). The total printing quantity for each UN Crypto Stamps series could be between 60,000 and 120,000 sheets, meaning 20,000 to 40,000 stamp sheets per design. The size of the entire UN Crypto Stamps must be approximately 54-55mm by 84-86mm and printed on durable cardboard-like paper with several security layers. The size of the stamp must be 43mm by 53mm, easily peel off, and preferably use real gum paper rather than self-adhesive. It is preferable that the new UN Crypto Stamps use chip technology instead of QR codes for viewing, authenticating, and claiming them. The features the UNPA is looking to incorporate into the UN Crypto Stamps Series 3 and beyond are: a. Ability to display video, virtual or general image, and sound of the content created for the UN entities; b. Ability to broadcast and/or send messages to the owners of the stamps; c. Ability for the stamp owner to select a UN entity, specify the amount, and make a donation to the selected entity; d. Ability for the stamp owner to include message back to UNPA and/or selected UN entity; and e. Display an appreciation message and include a game that encourages stamp owners to donate more. The new UN Crypto Stamps should be pre-minted and easy for buyers/stamp collectors to claim and trade on secondary markets. The new website to be developed for UN Crypto Stamps Series 3 and beyond must include and be able to accommodate features for UN Crypto Stamps Series 1 and 2 which have been issued by UNPA previously. It is anticipated that a contract for three (3) years with the option to extend for two (2) additional one-year periods will be established.