U. S. Senate Web Dev 4

The United States Senate, Office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA) is soliciting proposals for website design, development, maintenance, and support services for Senate offices' public websites on www.senate.gov through Request for Proposal 2026-R-038 Web Dev 4. The SAA intends to establish multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts with a maximum ceiling of $5,637,600 per contract and no guaranteed minimum. Contractors must comply with mandatory technical requirements including WordPress as the sole content management system, OWASP coding standards, Section 508 and ADA accessibility compliance, and Senate cybersecurity standards outlined in the provided attachments. Evaluation will be based on a best-value selection methodology considering relevant federal experience (Go/No-Go screening), technical capability (most important factor), past performance, key personnel qualifications, and price. Proposals must be submitted via email to acquisitions@saa.senate.gov with the subject line "ATTN: Charles Blalock, 2026-R-038" by May 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET, with bidders' questions previously due by April 16, 2026, and Q&A responses published on April 27, 2026.

This solicitation includes no set-aside designations, and the SAA has not disclosed information regarding incumbent contractors or current providers. The contract term commences January 1, 2027, with a one-year base period followed by five optional one-year periods extending through 2032. Services will be ordered through task orders on either a Firm-Fixed-Price or Labor-Hour basis, with contractors required to provide firm-fixed and labor-hour rates for five service categories: Website Design and Development, Training, Website Maintenance and End-user Support, and Content Migration. Website maintenance and end-user support services must be available during normal business hours (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays) with a required 15-minute human acknowledgment of service requests. Place of performance is Washington, DC 20510, with all website development occurring exclusively on Senate-furnished equipment within the Senate network; remote performance is permitted with no on-site requirements, though all contractor personnel must undergo background investigations before obtaining network access.