Description
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) issued RFI 2026‑037 to gather information and conceptual ideas for modernizing its large, multilingual public‑agency website (baaqmd.gov and related properties). The District seeks vendor input on CMS platforms, hosting options, migration strategies, multilingual publishing, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), integration with existing systems (Salesforce, Microsoft Entra ID, etc.), security, AI‑assisted translation, and ongoing support. Responses will help shape a future competitive solicitation (RFQ or RFP) expected in the first half of 2027.
• Current site runs on a heavily‑customized Sitecore XP with ~26,000 URLs and 14 additional public properties.
• Goal: a head‑less, API‑first architecture with a modern, mobile‑responsive front end, robust multilingual workflow, and strong governance.
• Key requirements: accessibility, role‑based permissions, versioning, public‑records compliance, SSO (SAML 2.0/OpenID Connect), security certifications, and scalable licensing.
• Exploratory areas: AI‑assisted authoring/translation, online forms, email/newsletter management, and various hosting models (SaaS, PaaS, agency‑hosted).
• Submission deadline: Nov 20, 2026 4 PM PT; questions due Nov 6, 2026 4 PM PT.
Attached files
The solicitation documents live at the source — open the bid source above to download them.