Tucson Unified School District Opengov #27-023-TUSD1

District Website Platform CMS Replacement for Tucson Unified School District

Tucson Unified School District is seeking a new, modern content management system (CMS) to replace its current website platform for 92 sites. - Buyer: Tucson Unified School District, Communications & Media Relations - Scope: Replacement of CMS supporting 4 district-level and 88 school websites - Each site must have unique branding but be interconnected with the main TUSD1.org site - Key requirements: - Flexible CMS with minimal coding required - Automated ADA compliance controls (WCAG 2.2 AA), error detection, and broken link tagging - Seamless integration with educational platforms: Synergy, Tyler, ParentSquare, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 - Robust customer service, emergency outage response, and ongoing support with SLA commitments - Multi-site management, content migration, user roles, search functionality, analytics, and accessibility remediation - Ability to share events, announcements, photos, and videos across sites - Hosting of HTML-based training modules for employees and students - Vendors must provide a demo site with login credentials - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; award will be made to a single vendor based on responsiveness, cost, ADA compliance, security, and other criteria - Contract term: Five years, with possible month-to-month extensions up to five years - Estimated contract value: Mid to high six figures, depending on scope and support

Product Line Items: - District Website Platform CMS Replacement (1 unit): Modern CMS platform with multi-site management, integrations, accessibility, and support - Computer hardware and peripherals, servers, accessories, software (microcomputer, mainframe), web software, data processing cards/paper, forms/folders - Web page design, management, maintenance services; software services

Services Line Items: - Web page design, management, and maintenance services - Data processing, computer, programming, and software services

Description

The Tucson Unified School District is seeking proposals to replace its current website platform with a modern content management system (CMS) that offers a flexible, low-code solution. The new system must interface with educational software such as Synergy, Tyler, and ParentSquare, and include features like automated ADA compliance, error detection, and broken link tagging. The project covers 4 district-level websites and 88 individual school sites, requiring interconnected branding and shared content capabilities. The contract term is five years, with responsive customer service and emergency outage support required. Bids are due by September 2, 2026, with a pre-bid virtual meeting scheduled for August 15, 2026.

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