WEBSITE DESIGN & MAINTENANCE

The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC) is seeking a contractor to comprehensively redesign and maintain its public website through a Request for Proposal (RFP 5400023332). The procurement requires a complete website overhaul, including content migration, responsive design compliant with WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility standards, and support for multiple browsers and devices. Key deliverables include developing an HTML5/CSS website with database integration using MS SQL Server, implementing ArcGIS mapping functionality, and providing approximately 150 hours of content development support. The contractor must create a new website that functions as both a promotional tool and information source, with an anticipated launch date of June 1, 2023. Evaluation criteria will be conducted in two phases, with the first phase scoring technical solutions (40 points), qualifications and experience (35 points), pricing (20 points), and risk assumptions (5 points). The highest-ranking offerors will advance to a second phase involving a website demonstration. Initial proposal questions were due by June 25, 2022, with proposals originally due July 15, 2022, though subsequent award extensions have been issued, with the most recent extension posting date set for November 14, 2022.

The solicitation requires the contractor to be a U.S. citizen or entity performing all work within the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii, with periodic on-site milestone meetings required. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were mentioned in the documents. The current website receives approximately 400 monthly users and contains fewer than 100 pages of content, hosted on Windows IIS virtual servers by the South Carolina Department of Technology Operations. The hosting environment will require integration with the new solution, and SCAC staff includes one website maintainer without advanced coding experience and three site administrators who will manage post-launch content updates. The anticipated budget range for the project is $250,000 to $300,000 for development only, excluding hosting and technical support costs. The contract will have an initial five-year term from October 4, 2022 through October 3, 2027, with potential automatic renewals for four additional one-year periods, and fixed pricing for the initial term with possible price adjustments upon renewal.