WD-15942 - USA (Vermont) - Website Development and Hosting Services using CMS - Deadline July 31,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide website development and hosting services using content management system to design, develop, launch, and maintain a modern municipal website that serves as the primary digital gateway for residents, businesses, and visitors to access town information and services• The Content Management System (CMS) used shall not be a proprietary, beta, limited–release, or early–adopter platform. It must be a stable, widely supported platform with an established support community.• The website must be fully responsive and optimized for mobile devices, tablets, and desktops across a range of connection speeds and device capabilities.• The platform must support text–only viewing and printing of content.• The website must support high–speed page load times consistent with modern performance standards (e.g., Google Core Web Vitals benchmarks).• The Vendor shall provide a written security plan addressing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the website and all associated data, including provisions for cybersecurity incident response.• The Vendor shall migrate all content from the Town's existing website with no loss of information or documents and shall ensure no broken links.• The website must support role–based user permissions, allowing the Town administrator to grant specific editing rights to individual staff members and volunteers on specific pages, sections, or functions.(2) All question must be submitted no later than July 17, 2026.(3) A contract term will be for one year.