The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Professional Studies is seeking a digital agency to completely redesign and rebuild its website (sps.cuny.edu), with proposals due on May 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST. The project requires transitioning from Drupal 10 to WordPress and creating a new website with an enhanced user experience, focusing on improved mobile and desktop optimization, SEO best practices, and full compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. Key deliverables include a user-friendly website design that supports increased enrollment, content migration from the existing site's 1,500 pages, and maintenance of current SEO equity for the approximately 50,000 monthly users. The procurement will be evaluated on a best-value basis, with scoring distributed across technical proposal (60 points), price proposal (25 points), diversity practices (5 points), and potential oral presentations (10 points). The contract term is anticipated to be 18 months from approval, and interested respondents must demonstrate significant experience in higher education digital design and strategy. The procurement includes specific set-aside goals for New York State certified businesses, with a 30% participation goal for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) and a 6% goal for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB). Respondents must comply with the Procurement Lobbying Act and complete specific required forms, including "Offerer's Affirmation of Understanding" and "Offerer's Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations". Communication about the project must be exclusively channeled through the designated contact to avoid potential disqualification. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the website redesign suggests a significant investment in digital transformation. The procurement is open to digital agencies with proven technical expertise in higher education web design, and all communications and submissions are subject to New York State regulations and CUNY's standard purchase order terms and conditions.
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UCO-958 School of Professional Studies Website Redesign.pdf | 4MB | 4/10/25 |