Small Business (SB) option only #2025-OPA-089095**WP Engine Web Hosting

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in California is seeking a small business contractor to provide Platform as a Service (PaaS) web hosting for its public-facing website at www.dfpi.ca.gov using WP Engine, Inc. services. The solicitation #2025-OPA-089095 requires a prime contractor to deliver comprehensive website hosting services, including onboarding, performance monitoring, technical support, error remediation, service outage management, and website security. The procurement is specifically targeted at small businesses and focuses on renewing the current website hosting platform. Interested bidders must submit their proposals through the City Innovate platform by July 30, 2025, at 3:00 PM PST. Potential contractors will need to demonstrate capabilities in web hosting, technical support, and website security to be considered for the contract. The solicitation documents, which contain detailed requirements and submission guidelines, are available on the referenced online platform.

This procurement opportunity is exclusively reserved for small businesses, with no provisions for large enterprises or other business classifications. While no specific budget range is disclosed in the documents, the contract appears to be a renewal of an existing web hosting arrangement with WP Engine, suggesting a continuation of current service levels. The small business set-aside designation indicates a deliberate effort to support smaller technology service providers in the state contract ecosystem. No incumbent vendor details beyond WP Engine are mentioned, and no specific integration requirements with existing infrastructure are outlined in the provided documentation. The contract appears to be a straightforward web hosting services procurement with a focus on maintaining the DFPI's public-facing website through a Platform as a Service solution. Interested small businesses will need to carefully review the solicitation documents and demonstrate their technical capabilities to be competitive in this procurement process.