Government Web Development
Accessible, secure websites for agencies, municipalities, and public programs, designed and tested against the standards that apply.
We build and maintain digital platforms for federal, state, and local government, with Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, role-based security, and content workflows non-technical staff can run themselves. We hold a GSA MAS contract, so agencies can buy our work through the schedule.
Government work we do
We design and test to WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 from the first wireframe, because fixing accessibility at the end costs more and works less well.
Public-sector projects also come with procurement rules, long time horizons, and staff who need to run the site without calling a developer for every change. We have worked with federal, state, county, and municipal clients.
Accessible, Secure & Compliant
Public websites have to work for everyone and hold up to scrutiny. Alongside accessibility, we set up role-based permissions, encryption, secure hosting and a steady update schedule, all on open-source platforms with no licensing fees.
- WCAG 2.1 AA
- Section 508
- Audits & Remediation
- Role-Based Access
- Secure Hosting
- Public Sites & Intranets
Simple Procurement
Our Multiple Award Schedule contract lets federal, state and local agencies buy our development, maintenance and design work at pre-negotiated rates. We have already been vetted and our ceiling rates set, so ordering is streamlined and usually saves weeks of procurement work.
- Multiple Award Schedule
- Vetted Vendor
- Streamlined Ordering
Maintenance & Support
A public site needs steady care after it goes live. Platform and module updates, security advisories and performance work keep coming, and someone has to stay on top of them. Choose a retainer or as-needed support, for sites we built or ones we inherited, with hours in every plan for work beyond routine updates.
- Guaranteed response times during business hours
- Emergency availability for outages
- Continuous uptime monitoring at two-minute intervals
- Daily backups with tested recovery
- Dedicated hours each month beyond the update work
- Quarterly status and review
- Core, module and plugin security updates
- Accessibility audits and Section 508 remediation
- Security monitoring and patching
- Performance tuning and Core Web Vitals
- Content, alerts and document workflows
- Bug fixes and technical support
- Feature development and enhancements
Agencies We Have Worked With
Our public-sector work includes federal work for the USDA, a state tourism department, a county in Arizona, and several Colorado cities.
- USDA
- New Mexico Tourism Department
- Cochise County, AZ
- Fort Collins, CO
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Cripple Creek, CO
Why agencies work with us
We have been building and maintaining websites and applications for nearly 20 years, and a good deal of that work has been for government. Agencies come to us because we are easy to work with, quick to respond, and able to take on nearly anything web related, from complex applications to security and integrations, content workflows, and long-term support.
A U.S.-based team you can reach
Our whole team works from the Denver area, and our project managers are developers. Questions go straight to the people working on your project, with no offshore handoffs or ticket queues in between.
We work with what you already have
We do a great deal of work in Drupal and WordPress, and build on modern frameworks where those fit better. If you already have a platform, we will work in it. If you are choosing one, we will tell you which suits the requirement and why.
Accessibility as a standard
Federal agencies answer to Section 508, and state and local governments to the ADA Title II rule, which adopts WCAG 2.1 AA. We design and test new builds to that standard, and audit and remediate existing agency sites.
Built to last
Sites and applications we build are designed properly from the start: a planned structure, documented code, and no proprietary layers to work around. That is what makes them straightforward to maintain and improve for years, whoever is doing the work.
Contracting through GSA
The GSA Multiple Award Schedule lets federal, state, and local agencies buy from pre-vetted vendors at pre-negotiated ceiling rates. Ordering through the schedule is a streamlined process, and it usually saves weeks compared with a full open-market procurement.
That covers development, maintenance, improvements, bug fixes, compliance and security work, design, and digital marketing. If you are not sure whether your requirement fits the schedule, just ask.
- Full ownership of the code and design assets
- The developer doing your work is the one managing it, so there is no account layer to go through or pay for
- Support whether or not we built the site originally
- A U.S.-based team in Denver, with no offshore handoffs
- Covers
- Web development, maintenance, optimization, compliance and security work, design, and marketing
- Standards
- Section 508, WCAG 2.1 AA, FISMA
- Buyers
- Federal, state, and local agencies
Questions agencies ask us
Are you a GSA contract holder?
Yes. Rehab Creative holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract 47QRAA24D0037, awarded in 2024. Federal, state and local agencies can buy our web development, maintenance, design and marketing work through it.
What does the GSA MAS Schedule do for an agency?
It shortens procurement. We have already been vetted and our ceiling rates set, so an agency ordering through the schedule follows a streamlined process instead of a full open-market procurement. Orders still follow the schedule's ordering rules, but the process usually saves weeks and a good deal of paperwork.
Do you meet Section 508 and WCAG accessibility requirements?
We design, develop, and test against the accessibility standard that applies to the agency and project. That commonly means Revised Section 508 for federal work and WCAG 2.1 AA for state and local government work. The Department of Justice's ADA Title II rule requires state and local governments to meet WCAG 2.1 AA by April 26, 2027 for entities serving 50,000 people or more, and by April 26, 2028 for smaller ones. Accessibility is part of design and development from the start, and we also remediate existing sites.
Which government clients have you worked with?
Our public-sector work includes the USDA, the New Mexico Tourism Department, Cochise County in Arizona, and the Colorado cities of Fort Collins, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek.
Which platform do you build government sites on?
Whichever fits the agency. We do a great deal of work in Drupal, which suits sites with granular role-based permissions and complex content, and in WordPress, which suits teams who want a familiar editing experience. We also build on modern frameworks such as Astro and Payload. If you already run something, we will work in it without pushing a rebuild, and if you are deciding, we will give you a straight recommendation.
Can you support a site your team did not build?
Yes. We review the existing codebase, hosting and configuration first, then take over updates, security patching, accessibility fixes and ongoing development without insisting on a rebuild.
Are you based in the United States?
Yes. Our whole team works from the Denver area in Colorado. There are no offshore handoffs or ticket queues, and you work directly with the developers writing your code.