Information for Vendors
For ACE Suppliers
Rutgers ACE vendors should familiarize themselves with the RCCL components and determine how existing components can be used or extended to meet the content needs of clients. Because the RCCL is intended to reduce the investment and effort in website design and development, this perspective is essential to providing a meaningful and effective Statement of Work (SOW).
General Guidelines
ACE vendors providing SOWs on RCCL projects should primarily focus their deliverables on discovery, content audits, information architecture, content production/population, and any custom design/development work that cannot be achieved with the RCCL.
- Custom components are not necessary in many cases.
- Wireframes are not necessary when using the RCCL out of the box. A wireframe is acceptable to include on a SOW if it demonstrates a new feature or component.
- The WCS RCCL setup fee includes Pantheon setup and Shibboleth/NetID login integration – this should not be included in a vendor SOW.
- Google Analytics can be set up via Google Tag Manager using the included Drupal module on the RCCL. An out-of-the box GA4 set up with no custom configuration takes under 15 minutes and should be scoped accordingly in an SOW.
Working with Rutgers Web Consulting Services
All RCCL sites are required to be hosted on Pantheon using the custom RCCL upstream managed by Rutgers Web Consulting Services (WCS).
New RCCL website projects must start with a development environment from WCS. The development environment may be spun up and transferred to a vendor for development and content population. WCS provides fee-based services, including Pantheon setup, Shibboleth/NetID login integration, discounted Pantheon pricing, maintenance support, and more.