Website Maintenance & Support: Perform website hosting and maintenance on the ALBME’s existing public website. a. The vendor must detail any initial setup processing and support, including weekly and/or monthly hours that would be provided upon execution of the contract. b. The proposed hosting solution must be capable of reliably supporting an estimated 40,000 unique visitors per month, with flexibility to scale as needed. Vendors may propose either a self-hosted or managed hosting solution, but the following minimum requirements must be met: i. Scalability: Hosting must accommodate current traffic levels (~40k monthly visitors) and allow for growth without major overhauls. ii. Performance: Page load times must remain fast and stable under typical and peak traffic loads. iii. Uptime: Minimum of 99.9% uptime, with SLAs and monitoring in place. iv. Security: Hosting must include firewall protection, malware scanning, and automated security updates. 1. The selected vendor will be responsible for implementing appropriate security measures to protect the website and its users. At a minimum, the vendor must provide and configure the following: 2. SSL/TLS Certificate to ensure secure HTTPS access to the website. 3. Secure user authentication, if applicable (e.g., hashed passwords, multi-factor authentication). 4. Protection against common vulnerabilities, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cross-site request forgery (CSRF). 5. Data encryption at rest and in transit, where applicable. 6. Regular updates and patches for CMS, plugins, and any thirdparty dependencies...
