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Community Based Social Marketing Services for Watershed Protection
PROPOSALS DUE
October 30, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT
16 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
San Diego County's Department of Public Works, Watershed Protection division, is seeking a contractor to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) campaign aimed at improving stormwater quality across the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. The campaign must comply with the County's Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit and align with Water Quality Improvement Plans. The contractor will apply behavioral science and psychological principles to drive measurable changes in how residents, businesses, schools, and other audiences manage stormwater pollution.
DOCUMENT SET
3 documents
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
1 change
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
39 questions answered
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Does the County intend to award a contract to a single Contractor under this RFQ, or may multiple qualified Contractors be selected from whom services may be solicited through future task orders?
Award & contract
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For Section 2.3.6, will the County consider and evaluate Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM) experience that addresses subject matter other than water quality if the work demonstrates relevant CBSM expertise, methodologies, assessments and/or behavior change outcomes applicable to the services described?
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For Sections 2.3.4 through 2.3.7, should Offerors provide the requested information based on the experience and qualifications of the Offeror as an organization or the individual staff proposed to provide services?
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For Section 2.2.2, is the County requesting examples of the Offeror’s experience within the last five (5) years specifically developing education and outreach to promote stormwater pollution prevention, or may Offerors provide examples of relevant or similar experience and describe how that experience would inform the development of education and outreach for industrial, commercial, and residential audiences?
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Does the County’s stated preference for a small business locally based in San Diego apply solely to the prime Contractor, or will the small business and local presence of proposed subcontractors also be considered in the evaluation of quotes?
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Will the County use a weighted scoring methodology to evaluate and rank quotes? If so, what weight or point allocation will be assigned to each evaluation criterion – technical merit, experience, capacity, history of Offeror compliance, availability and price?
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
RFQ 13180
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
County
State
California
Summarized from the San Diego County portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Quotes must be submitted electronically via the County of San Diego's BuyNet portal at https://sdbuynet.sandiegocounty.gov/. Offerors must first select "Participate in RFx" for this solicitation in BuyNet before submitting. All files must be in PDF format except where otherwise specified; converted and searchable formats are preferred for non-signature pages. All quotes must be signed with a handwritten signature by an authorized officer or employee. If an offeror is unable to submit via BuyNet, quotes may alternatively be submitted by email to the Contracting Officer (Julie.Searight@sdcounty.ca.gov), or delivered to the Department of Purchasing and Contracting front desk on electronic files (CD/DVD) or as a printed copy. All alternative submissions must be prominently marked with the RFQ number on the outside of the packaging. Quotes must be organized by exhibit as specified in the solicitation, with cost and pricing information placed exclusively within the Cost/Price exhibit.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541613
541820
541910
Outreach Consulting
Community Engagement Strategy
Marketing and Advertising Strategy
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