Texas DIR/ESBD #GCPD-2026-Web.SEO-01

Gulf Coast Protection District Solicits Website Hosting, Maintenance, and SEO Services

The Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) is seeking proposals for comprehensive website hosting, maintenance, and SEO services to support its public-facing website. - Government Buyer: - Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD), a Texas special-purpose district - Products/Services Requested: - Managed WordPress hosting or equivalent platform - Dedicated server infrastructure, redundancy, load balancing, security, backups, and staging environment - Compliance with Texas Public Information Act and accessibility standards - Website maintenance and support - Regular updates (core, plugin, theme), 24/7 monitoring, technical support with SLAs - Monthly maintenance reports, content management assistance, minor enhancements - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services - Initial SEO audit and strategy, ongoing technical and strategic SEO - Content and site optimization, sitemap and crawl enhancements, local search improvements - Monitoring, reporting, analytics, staff training, emergency SEO fixes, and input on new content - Notable Requirements: - Vendors must have at least five years of relevant experience - Services must ensure website accessibility, security, fast loading, and compliance with public information laws - Contract includes an initial one-year term with up to four one-year renewals and a possible one-year extension for transition or continuity - No specific OEMs or technology vendors are named; solutions must be equivalent to managed WordPress hosting

Description

The Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) is seeking competitive bids to establish contracts for website hosting, maintenance, and search engine optimization (SEO) services. GCPD is a special-purpose district serving as the non-Federal sponsor for major coastal protection projects in Texas. The District requires a qualified vendor to provide reliable, secure, and high-performance website hosting and maintenance to ensure the site remains accessible, secure, fast-loading, compliant with public information and accessibility standards, and optimized for public engagement and search visibility. The contract supports the District's public-facing web presence and coastal resilience initiatives.

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