Cross Platform Mobile App

Looking for an experienced, professional mobile application team to create a cross platform app (Android & IOS) for a service company. The information for the application can be gleaned from the company website It will be an information app including a customer self-scheduling appointment calendar as well as a customer profile data forum. The customer self-scheduling application will be an existing 3rd party application designed as a plug-in for mobile apps. The customer profile data forum will be custom with about 30 input fields. [login to view URL] The application will integrate with QuickBooks Online (QBO) customer records. The compatible customer self-scheduling application will be selected from a list of Appointment Scheduling Calendar vendors such as: Vcita [login to view URL] Setmore [login to view URL] [login to view URL] [login to view URL] 10to8 [login to view URL] Calendy [login to view URL] HouseCallPro [login to view URL] The input form will be provided. Areas with which the development team will be required to have experience include: • QBO – QuickBooks Online customer records integration • Google Analytics integration • Customer self-scheduling appointment calendar integration • Appointment confirmation/reminder/cancelation SMS and email push notifications • Customer Form input capture integration • Facebook linking • Self-scheduling appointment calendar integration to company WIX website We are looking for a company that has been around for a while and will be around for many years to come. The platforms that appear to be best suited are PhoneGap and/or Xamarin but we welcome your suggestions. Based on a review of the multitude of technologies available for mobile application development the platform which appears to be most suitable is PhoneGap or possibly Alpha Anywhere Please indicate the size of your development team, the years of operation, the number of cross platform apps developed successfully, the years of experience of your UX/UI developer. Programmer, QA staff, and Project Manager. What is your team’s comfort level with PhoneGap? What is the team’s experience and comfort level with the following? Detail the tems skill set as it applies to this project. • QBO – QuickBooks Online customer records integration • Google Analytics integration • Customer self-scheduling appointment calendar integration • Appointment confirmation/reminder/cancelation SMS and email push notifications • Customer Form input capture integration • Facebook linking • Self-scheduling appointment calendar integration to company WIX website What is the initial estimate of the length of time to complete the project/time to market? What SDLC methodology you follow? What is your product warranty policy? What is your turn-around time for critical bugs? Describe your testing environment and methodology. Can you provide a generic implementation plan for apps you have developed and deployed? Do you utilize the Appium testing platform? Please provide three references in Canada or the United States. What is your communication methodology internally and with the Client Project Manager? Please confirm that an agreement to a Non-Disclosure Agreement is acceptable. Please confirm that the ownership of the application code in its entirety and all versions of the application code belong to the client in perpetuity. What OS does your cell phone use? Do you understand the user experience we are attempting to achieve? What security considerations will you include with this implementation? Do you have any future feature considerations to suggest? How do you implement app version control? As a standard do you provide the following? • Application Technical Guide • Application User’s Guide • Application Low Level Flow Chart e.g. Visio Do you have an AppleApp Store account? Do you have a Google Play Store account? Do you have a QBO US sandbox environment?