Request for Proposals for Website Redesign
Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks web design firms to redesign the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s website for improved accessibility, usability, and stakeholder engagement.
Funder: Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Due Dates: August 21, 2026
Funding Amounts: Total contract value not to exceed $250,000; deliverables-based budget required; project duration approx. 8 months.
Summary: Solicits proposals from qualified web design/development firms to redesign the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s website for improved accessibility, usability, and stakeholder engagement.
Key Information: Proposals must be submitted by email to cparker@cbtrust.org by 4:00 p.m. EDT; late or incomplete proposals will not be considered.
Description
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, through the Chesapeake Bay Trust, is seeking proposals from experienced web design and development firms to completely redesign the Trust’s primary website. The goal is to create a modern, visually engaging, accessible, secure, and user-friendly website that effectively communicates the Trust’s mission and impact, enhances the user experience for grantees, donors, and the public, and streamlines staff content management. The project will be delivered as a deliverables-based contract, with an estimated timeline of 8 months, targeting a launch by April 2027.
The redesigned website must comply with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards, follow current best practices in web design and development, and include a robust, intuitive content management system (CMS), preferably WordPress. Key deliverables include discovery and planning, user experience and information architecture recommendations, visual design, development, content migration, accessibility compliance, comprehensive testing, launch support, staff training, and a warranty period for post-launch support.
