School of Professional Studies Website Redesign

The School of Professional Studies is seeking to completely redesign and rebuild sps.cuny.edu. The new website design should focus on a simple user experience, branding consistency, user journey integration and content strategy support to help CUNY SPS increase enrollment. CUNY seeks a digital agency that possesses experience in higher education, with demonstrated technical and digital strategy expertise to research, design, and build a robust website while meeting current web usability and accessibility standards.

Interested respondents are encouraged to review in detail the attached solicitation document and if the minimum qualifications are met, to submit a proposal in accordance with the submission requirements as detailed within.

Any procurement resulting from this advertisement shall be subject to New York State Appendix A, CUNY Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, and/or a standard CUNY Agreement.

The Procurement Lobbying Act (PLA) Applies to this Solicitation.
The restricted period began with the publication of this ad.
Compliance Procurement Lobbying Act

Required Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following
forms if they are selected:
1. “Offerer’s Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law §139-j(3) and §139-j(6)(b)”
2. “Offerer’s Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and§139-k”.

Contact with CUNY:
Under the requirements to the PLA, all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contact.

Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an “impermissible contact” under NYS law and could result in disqualification of that vendor.

Rules and regulations and more information on this law, please visit:

http://www.ogs.ny.gov/aboutogs/regulations/advisoryCouncil/Faq.htm (Advisory Council FAQs)

http://www.jcope.ny.gov/law/lob/lobbying2.html (New York State Lobbying Act)