Next Generation Web Presence Services

The Vendor is required to provide a partner agency with a minimum of 10 years of proven experience in the higher education sector, with a strong track record of delivering strategy-driven, customized web solutions that enhance student recruitment, stakeholder engagement, and institutional visibility.
- The selected agency will:
•    Design and develop a modern, prospective student-focused website that clearly communicates the college’s mission, values, and offerings. This website will serve as a dynamic digital gateway for prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, and external stakeholders.
•    Translate the college’s distinct identity and narrative into an engaging digital experience, using thoughtful architecture, intuitive navigation, multimedia integration, and brand-aligned messaging.
•    Leverage existing conceptual frameworks and branding guidelines developed by university to ensure continuity, consistency, and authenticity in the institution's digital presentation.
•    Deliver a high-performing, accessible, mobile-responsive website built on an open-source CMS that empowers non-technical staff to manage content efficiently and effectively.
•    Collaborate closely with university stakeholders throughout discovery, design, development, and post-launch phases to ensure alignment with strategic goals and responsive implementation.
- The work will bring to life the College’s distinctiveness, distilled in a succinct and compelling message that will appeal to prospects, alumni, community members and others.
- Website Discovery, UX, Design, and Development
•    Conduct a user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) discovery that matches the college audience to align the website’s functionality and aesthetics with institutional goals and storytelling.
•    Incorporate university core values loyalty, valor, and leadership through storytelling, design motifs, and interactive media.
•    Apply UX and UI best practices to deliver an intuitive, accessible, and engaging interface for prospective students, current students, faculty, alumni, and partners.
•    Leverage high-quality imagery, video, and branded copy to ensure the site conveys a compelling and cohesive narrative.
•    Follow modern development frameworks (html5 or better) ensuring a responsive, fast-loading, secure, and scalable website across all devices and platforms.
•    Adhere to WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, ensuring a fully inclusive digital experience.
- Content Management System (CMS)
•    Open-source, modular, and scalable.
•    Intuitive and easy to use for non-technical editors, with drag-and-drop functionality and WYSIWYG editing tools.
•    Capable of supporting a flexible custom design system, accommodating both current needs and future growth.
•    Secure, with built-in automatic updates and robust plugin architecture.
•    Supported by a large developer community for longevity and innovation.
•    Mobile-first and accessibility-compliant.
•    Equipped with AI-powered tools for content and error optimization.
- Ownership and Intellectual Property
•    Source code, templates, widgets, stylesheets, and scripts.
•    Custom modules, plug-ins, and documentation necessary for ongoing deployment and support.
- Mandatory Services
•    Provide new, modern web stack – cannot use any existing stack/code or design
•    Integrated ADA compliance checker with real-time suggestions.
•    Comply with all applicable federal and/or state accessibility laws, rules and/or regulations and applicable web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) to ensure usability for individuals with disabilities.
•    Built-in grammar checker with error-resolution guidance.
•    Easy-to-use drag-and-drop content templates for editors with minimal technical background.
•    Full access to themes, stylesheets (.CSS), scripts, and core configuration files.
•    Three years of maintenance, content updates, and warranty on all custom assets must be included.
•    Stakeholder-driven UX and UI workshops, including internal and external users as defined by university.
•    Single sign-on (SSO) integration with role-based access and privileges.
•    Development using html5 or newer standards. Flash is strictly prohibited.
•    Training programs for university staff on CMS usage, content best practices, and accessibility.
•    Collaboration with university existing web hosting provider.
•    Site should
•    Deployment of AI tools for content review and site optimization.
•    A robust analytics platform with institutional-level access and a centralized dashboard (not tied to individuals).
•    Must work with university third-party marketing and design firm.

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: November 03, 2025