Website Hosting, Maintenance, and SEO Services

The Gulf Coast Protection District, a special-purpose Texas district serving five counties (Harris, Galveston, Chambers, Jefferson, and Orange), is soliciting proposals for website hosting, maintenance, and SEO services under RFP GCPD-2026-Web.SEO-01, with proposals due June 25, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Questions are due June 17, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

The scope encompasses managed WordPress hosting or equivalent platform on dedicated server infrastructure with redundancy and load balancing; website maintenance and support including core updates, 24/7 monitoring, technical support with defined SLAs, and monthly maintenance reports; and ongoing SEO consulting including comprehensive audit, strategic and technical optimization, content optimization, sitemap management, monitoring and analytics, and staff training. The vendor must serve the District's public-facing website at https://gcpdtexas.com/.

Bidders must have a minimum of five years of continuous experience in website hosting, maintenance, and SEO services, with assigned personnel holding at least two years of relevant experience. Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Professional/Errors & Omissions Liability ($1,000,000 per claim), and Cyber Liability/Data Breach coverage ($1,000,000 per occurrence).

The initial contract term is one year from award, with District options to renew for up to four additional one-year periods based on satisfactory performance and subject to appropriation. The District reserves the right to extend for up to one additional year beyond initial term and renewals as necessary for continuity or transition. Pricing must be firm and fixed for the contract term; price adjustments during the term must be immediately implemented if available, with contractor-provided written notification and supporting documentation subject to District approval or rejection. The District does not guarantee any volume, usage, or compensation and reserves the right to terminate, subject to appropriations and fund availability.

Evaluation criteria are Proposal Methodology (40%), Qualification and Experience (30%), and Price (30%), with award to the best overall value bidder. The Notice of Award is estimated for July 1, 2026, with anticipated contract start of July 8, 2026. Responses must include Exhibit A (General Affirmations and Solicitation Acceptance), Exhibit B (Pricing Sheet), and Exhibit C (Bidder Reference Form), along with minimum three verifiable references for similar projects within the last five years. No HUB Subcontracting Plan is required.