Web Development and Content Management Services

The Vendor is required to provide web development and content management with an emphasis on creativity.
- Website discovery, UX, design, and development
• Conduct a user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) discovery that matches the maritime college audience to align the website’s functionality and aesthetics with institutional goals and storytelling.
• Incorporate 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, style sheets, and scripts.
• Custom modules, plug-ins, and documentation necessary for ongoing deployment and support.