About this opportunity
AI summaryThe Urban Land Institute seeks proposals for a global, headless or hybrid-headless content management system to consolidate roughly 100 marketing sites and modernize its digital operations. The selected vendor must provide an editorial platform supporting 200 staff contributors and 10 administrators, integrate natively with Microsoft Entra ID and Azure infrastructure, connect with NetForum, and migrate approximately 20,000 content items alongside magazine and website assets. Global vendors must submit proposals via email to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 13, 2026. The buyer plans to select a vendor by December 18, 2026, targeting a contract start date of January 4, 2027, and system go-live by June 30, 2027.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Urban Land Institute
Scope of work
- Consolidate approximately 100 WordPress sites and one BrightSpot website into a global marketing website CMS
- Replace and modernize backend of current content library and research repository CMS
- Provide headless or hybrid-headless CMS architecture with RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
- Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution or clean integration with Azure Blob Storage
- Native SAML 2.0 single sign-on integration with Microsoft Entra ID
- Integration approach and connectivity with NetForum CRM/AMS
- Migration of approximately 100 WordPress sites, 20,000 Sitecore items, and BrightSpot magazine content
- Implementation, training for 10 administrators and 200+ contributors, and post-launch hypercare support
Minimum qualifications
- Relevant experience with large global nonprofit or association clients, especially comparable deployments
- Minimum of three client references, ideally comparable in scale
- Relevant security certifications, including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, or equivalent
Documents to include with your response
- Executive Summary (maximum 2 pages)
- Company Overview & Qualifications
- Technical Requirements Response using N/C/D/T/X scale
- Content Migration Approach
- Implementation & Training Plan
- Pricing including completed Appendix A and narrative
- Client References (minimum of three)
- Current VPAT or equivalent conformance report
- Security and compliance materials
- Sample contract or Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and product roadmap
Key dates
- RFP Issue Date
- October 21, 2026
- Proposals due
- November 13, 2026 no later than 5:00 p.m. ET
- Shortlist notification
- November 18, 2026
- Vendor demos
- November 18–December 4, 2026
- Reference checks
- December 7–11, 2026
- Anticipated Vendor Selection
- December 18, 2026
- Contract negotiation and signing
- January 4, 2027
- Anticipated Contract Start / Implementation kickoff
- January 4, 2027
- Go-Live
- by June 30, 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Email submissions as a PDF or Word document to [email protected]; Executive Summary is limited to a maximum of 2 pages.
Contract details
- Term
- January 4, 2027 contract start with go-live by June 30, 2027; pricing requested across a 3-year Total Cost of Ownership