Acquia/Drupal Software Administrator

The New York State Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) intends to procure the services of a vendor (the “Contractor”), who will provide OSC with the services of one Acquia/Drupal Software Administrator for staff augmentation (the “Consultant”). The Consultant will provide OSC with technical leadership for the development, configuration, and maintenance of an Acquia/Drupal Content Management System (“CMS”), which is currently in production. OSC is making this procurement pursuant to its discretionary purchasing authority under State Finance Law § 163(6) and is therefore limited to businesses certified pursuant to (a) Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law, and (b) Article 3 of the New York State Veterans’ Services Law. STATEMENT OF WORK The Consultant shall assist OSC with developing, implementing, and maintaining an Acquia/Drupal CMS. Among the Consultant’s duties and responsibilities, the Consultant shall: 1. Configure the agency tenant Acquia/Drupal solution, including data, display, and information architecture; 2. Deliver web solutions, including front-end User Interface (UI) and backend services; 3. Select and implement custom modules as necessary; 4. Work closely with project team members and stakeholders to ensure an effective, visually appealing and intuitive implementation; 5. Maintain and enhance a responsive website that meets Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility guidelines; 6. Analyze functional requirements and develop technical requirements; 7. Apply appropriate technology as a solution to the business problem; 8. Assist other team members in the creation of design documents and other related system documentation, and review and approve final technical design; 9. Assign development tasks to team members and assist as needed; 10. Provide CMS coding specifications and standards, and validate code against those standards; 11. Conduct code reviews and recommend changes; 12. Conduct on-the-job training in PHP/CMS implementation for staff; 13. Provide solution evaluation for new features, patches or bug fixes; 14. Provide production maintenance and support, including troubleshooting; 15. Provide knowledge transfer to staff; and 16. Provide post-implementation maintenance and support. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO PROPOSE To be eligible for contract award, the proposed Consultant’s experience must meet or exceed the following minimum qualifications. The Consultant must have at least: M1. Three years’ experience with coding and testing PHP; M2. Three years’ experience with coding and testing HTML; M3. Three years’ experience with coding and testing Javascript; M4. Three years’ experience with configuring and managing an Acquia/Drupal CMS; M5. Three years’ experience with gathering, documenting, and managing functional requirements and developing technical requirements; and M6. Two years’ experience coding using responsive design. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION OSC will give preference to proposers that offer Consultants with the following additional qualifications: P1. Experience beyond what is required to meet Minimum Qualifications #M1-M6 for this position; P2. Acquia Certified Developer – Drupal 9 or above; P3. Experience coding using HTML5, Bootstrap, and Twig; P4. Experience coding web pages that meet ADA accessibility guidelines; and P5. Experience working with SQL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Consultant shall: 1. Work a 40-hour workweek during regular OSC business hours, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, excluding New York State holidays. The Consultant may occasionally be required to work more than the regular 40-hour work week and/or outside regular business hours to support the completion of critical project objectives. 2. Work remotely during the term of this Agreement. 3. Report directly to the OSC project lead or their designee SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Interested vendors may submit no more than one candidate in response to this solicitation. Interested vendors must submit the Consultant’s resume and a completed and signed Attachment A (Response Form) to [email protected] (preferred) or via hard copy mail to: Director of Finance Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street, Stop 13-2 Albany, NY 12236-0001 Attachment A and all other documents related to this procurement are available on the OSC website at: https://www.osc.state.ny.us/procurement. The vendor’s completed Attachment A and resume must be received by OSC no later than the deadline contained in this advertisement. The proposed Consultant’s resume should clearly demonstrate that the proposed Consultant meets all minimum qualifications. The proposed hourly rate must be inclusive of all labor, licenses, insurance, administration, overhead, and all other expenses required to meet the project requirements. During the qualification process, candidates will be interviewed in-person or via video conference, at the discretion of OSC. Telephone interviews will not be permitted. Candidates who interview via video conference may be asked to show picture identification during the call. If a candidate interviewed via video conference is selected, they will be subject to an on-site interview and other reviews required by OSC to verify their identity and qualifications upon the first day of starting work. The proposer must be willing to enter into an agreement with terms materially the same as those of the Draft Contract posted to the OSC website should the proposer be selected for contract award. Procurement documents may, from time to time, be amended or addenda issued. It is the Proposer’s responsibility to become aware of any such amendments and/or addenda prior to submission of a response. All amendments and/or addenda to procurements will be posted to the OSC website at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/procurement. Proposers should review the OSC website prior to submission of a response to ensure that they have all information required to submit a complete response. This procurement is subject to, and will be conducted in accordance with, the OSC Executive Order on Procurement Integrity and OSC’s Procurement Integrity Procedures, both of which are available in full on the OSC website noted above, or upon email request. All inquiries concerning this procurement must be sent via email (preferred) to [email protected] or via hard copy mail to: Director of Finance Questions for Contract #C001214 Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street, Stop 13-2 Albany, NY 12236-0001 Questions regarding this procurement opportunity must be received by OSC by 4:00 p.m. EST on December 4, 2025. The comprehensive list of questions and responses will be posted to the OSC website on or about December 11, 2025. This listing will not include the identities of the vendors submitting the questions; those vendors will remain anonymous to the extent allowed by law Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Mirage Software Inc. DBA Bourntec Solutions Inc. Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 0.00% WBE Goal: 0.00%