Front-end and back-end implementation of the Archives experience CMS modeling to deliver a usable…

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts awarded a contract to Area 17 Media, LLC on June 8, 2026, with a cumulative value of $42,850.00. This contract encompasses the front-end and back-end implementation of an Archives experience Content Management System (CMS) with functionality designed to deliver a usable dashboard for managing Archives records. The deliverables include quality assurance testing on the staging environment to resolve bugs and validate the ArchivesSpace Application Programming Interface (API) connection to added functionality, culminating in the deployment of all work to production to launch Archives live on the museum's website.

The contract structure provides for two invoiced payments: $28,000 due upon signature and $14,850 upon project completion, with the completion date to be determined based on project milestones. The point of contact for delivery is Izzie Fuqua. As a Virginia-based procurement, this engagement represents a technology implementation initiative to enhance the Museum's archival management and public access capabilities through a modernized CMS platform.