Website Redesign for The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts

Ocean County College is seeking a vendor to redesign the website for The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The project involves completely refreshing the current WordPress website at grunincenter.org, with a target launch date of April 1, 2026. Key deliverables include redesigning approximately 53 published pages, migrating 200-400 images and 5-10 PDF documents, and integrating with the Spektrix API for event listings and ticketing functionality. The RFP was issued on July 15, 2025, with proposal submissions due by August 14, 2025. Vendor presentations are scheduled for August 18-26, 2025, with vendor selection to occur on September 4, 2025, and project kickoff on October 1, 2025. Evaluation criteria include 25% for overall redesign plan, 20% for ticketing system integration experience, 15% for arts organization website experience, 10% for mobile-first design and social media integration, 10% for content migration ability, and 20% for cost. Technical requirements mandate a mobile-first design, WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance, and integration with existing systems.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned in the documentation. The website will be hosted on Ocean County College's servers and jointly maintained by the college's Web Services team and the Grunin Center for the Arts Marketing Team. The project targets multiple audience segments, including patrons (primarily Baby Boomers and Generation X), Ocean County College community members, grant funders, and artists/agents. While no predetermined budget was specified, the cost will account for 20% of the total evaluation score, indicating the college is seeking competitive proposals for this relatively small scope of work. The website must comply with various legal standards including GDPR, COPPA, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. The primary objectives include improving SEO, creating a more modern and streamlined user experience, and developing a templated approach to event listings that reduces duplicative work between the website and ticketing system.