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Contra Costa County
· County
· California
Communications and Public Engagement Support Services
PROPOSALS DUE
October 01, 2026, 3:00 pm PDT
13 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
Contra Costa County, on behalf of Contra Costa Health (CCH), is seeking one or more communications firms to provide on-call, as-needed strategic communications support, creative services, campaign support and specialized technical assistance to the Community Education and Information (CEI) unit within the Office of the Director. CCH is an integrated public healthcare system spanning a county hospital, ambulatory care, public and behavioral health, a managed care plan, detention and environmental health, emergency medical services and community programs. Contractors supplement rather than replace County staff; assignments vary year to year with priorities and funding.
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
No amendments — so the deadline and requirements on this page are the ones that still apply.
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
12 questions answered
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Work Samples — May proposers provide links to a limited number of relevant work samples demonstrating public-health communications, culturally responsive outreach, campaign development, media planning, or evaluation capabilities? If so, please confirm whether linked work samples are excluded from the 15-page Proposal limit.
Compliance
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Electronic Submission of Addenda Acknowledgment — Section I.G states that proposers must return a “signed hard copy” acknowledging amendments, while Section III.B requires proposals to be submitted electronically through Bidnet Direct with no exception. Please confirm that a signed electronic copy of each required Addenda Acknowledgment should be uploaded through Bidnet Direct and that no physical hard-copy submission is required.
Submission
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References and Five-Year Requirement — Section II.7 requires a minimum of three references from clients for whom the proposer has performed similar services within the past five years, while Section III.C and Exhibit C require three customer references. Please confirm that all three references submitted in Exhibit C must relate to similar services performed within the past five years. May proposers identify additional relevant healthcare or public-health engagements older than five years elsewhere in the proposal as supplemental experience?
Compliance
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Components Included in the 15-Page Limit — Section III.A limits the “Proposal” to 15 pages and separately lists the cover letter, Statement of Experience, Price Proposal, Customer References, Anti-Collusion Statement, Addenda Acknowledgment, licenses/permits, and Certificate of Insurance. Please confirm that these separately required documents and forms are excluded from the 15-page Proposal limit and that only the narrative response described in Section III.A.b is subject to the 15-page maximum.
Compliance
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Exhibit A — Project Experience — Exhibit A requests similar services or projects completed during the last five years. Must all projects identified in Exhibit A have been contracted and performed directly by the proposing firm, or may relevant projects performed by proposed key personnel through previous employers also be identified if the proposer clearly identifies the individual’s role and the organization under which the work was performed?
Compliance
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Experience of Principal and Proposed Key Personnel — For purposes of satisfying the minimum qualifications in Section II and evaluation under Qualifications & Experience; Campaign, Media Planning & Evaluation Capabilities; and Experience with Healthcare, Public Health and Government Clients, may a proposer identify directly relevant experience performed by its principal or proposed key personnel while employed by previous organizations? If permitted, please clarify whether such experience may supplement, but not substitute for, experience required of the proposing firm.
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
RFP_F-Contr-0000000289
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
County
State
California
HOW TO SUBMIT
Proposals must be submitted electronically through the BidNet Direct website (bidnetdirect.com); fax and late submittals are not accepted, with no exceptions. Submit a cover letter signed by an authorized representative; a proposal of no more than 15 pages in 12-point font or larger describing capabilities, experience, approach and proposed methodology; Exhibit A Statement of Experience; Exhibit B Proposal Price, as fully burdened hourly rates by staff classification; Exhibit C Customer References (a minimum of three, preferably public health departments or healthcare organizations served within the past five years); Exhibit D Anti-Collusion Statement; Attachment A Addenda Acknowledgement, signed; federal, state and local permits and licenses; and a certificate of insurance with endorsement letter. Questions are accepted only through the BidNet Direct site, and proposers may not contact County personnel about this RFP. The buyer of record is Jamie Edwards, Buyer II, Contra Costa County Purchasing Services, 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez, CA 94553.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541820
541810
541910
Public Affairs Consulting
Marketing and Advertising Strategy
Outreach Consulting
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