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San Mateo County
· County
· California
On-Call Equitable Community Engagement Services
PROPOSALS DUE
October 16, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT
Closed
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
San Mateo County's Planning and Building Department is soliciting statements of qualifications from community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, firms, academic partners, and individuals to provide on-call equitable community engagement services across the county and its 20 incorporated cities.
DOCUMENT SET
3 documents
· 617.5KB
CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
2 changes
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
26 questions answered
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Are for-profit consulting firms that conduct community engagement in partnership with CBOs eligible to apply for this RFSQ?
Preference
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Do we have to have a minimum of three (3) years of experience within the last five (5) years of providing services of similar size and scope?
Eligibility
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If the organization does not have previous community engagement experience, what would we write about in our application?
Compliance
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Is this only to support the Planning and Building Department?
Scope/requirements
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How do I fill out the application? In what format should it be in?
Submission
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Can I include the County as one of our three references?
Compliance
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
2027-RFSQ-00050
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
County
State
California
Summarized from the San Mateo County portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Proposals must be submitted electronically via the OpenGov eProcurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/smcgov. Proposers must register on the portal prior to submission. PDF format is preferred. For technical issues, contact OpenGov Technical Support via real-time chat on the portal or at procurement-support@opengov.com.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541611
541618
541910
541613
541720
Community Engagement Strategy
Outreach Consulting
Equity-Focused Evaluation and Inclusive Research
Strategic Planning
Strategic Communication
ACROSS 539 RFPS
MORE THAN
RFPs changed their terms while active.
25 days is the median window from publication to due date; day 16 is the median first change for the 113 that changed. 539 RFPs published and due: July 23 - Sept. 30, 2026.
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This RFP has closed
Proposals were due October 16, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT. Leads tracks active RFPs from posting to deadline.

