Drupal Website Design and Development Services for American English (AE) Website

FHI 360 OPEN Program

Buyer seeks a vendor to design and develop a new Drupal-based American English website with a .org domain. The project includes creating a dynamic, state-of-the-art website with improved search functionality for global English language educators. The work will be completed in two phases, with Phase One focusing on site architecture and basic page templates, and Phase Two building out the resource library with custom taxonomy. Buyer requires optimization for low-bandwidth environments and full accessibility compliance.

• 6/20/2025 - Date Questions from Supplier Due
• 6/23/2025 - Date FHI 360 to Respond to Questions
• 7/7/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 7/14/2025 - Vendor Demos Requested
• 7/21/2025 - Vendor Solution Demos
• 8/1/2025 - Vendor Announcement
• 9/1/2025 - Contract/PO Issued

• Experience in website design including accessibility compliance
• Expertise in Drupal theme and module development
• Experience with UX/UI planning and implementation
• Experience designing for global, foreign audiences
• Ability to integrate database resources into searchable library

• Design responsive Drupal website optimized for global, low-bandwidth users
• Develop searchable resource library with custom taxonomy
• Create intuitive admin interface for content management
• Ensure full Section 508/WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility compliance
• Migrate subset of resources as proof of concept
• Implement branded templates following State Department guidelines
• Develop navigation with prominently featured search functionality
• Create solution for slow connections in global environments
• Provide site administrator training and documentation
• Perform comprehensive cross-browser and device testing