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San Mateo County

· County

· California

Technology of Participation Facilitation and Training Services

PROPOSALS DUE

October 16, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT

Due today

WHAT THEY WANT

(Summarized from the RFP)

San Mateo County's Sustainability Department is seeking a qualified vendor to deliver Technology of Participation (ToP) training and meeting facilitation services. The ToP framework, developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), provides structured methodologies for group facilitation, strategic planning, and participatory decision-making. The department — approximately 40 staff working across Communications, Climate Resilience, Climate Protection, Waste Reduction, and Special Districts — aims to build internal capacity for effective facilitation and inclusive community engagement.

CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED

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ABOUT THIS RFP

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Entity type

County

State

California

Summarized from the San Mateo County portal.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Proposals must be submitted electronically through the San Mateo County OpenGov eProcurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/smcgov. Vendors must register on the portal before submitting. Each filename should include the proposer's name and the RFP title and number. The Technical Proposal and the Fee Proposal must be submitted as separate PDF files. Proposals that are late, incomplete, missing pages or information, or cannot be opened will be rejected as unresponsive. Partial uploads will automatically terminate and be rejected. The portal submission timestamp is the official submission time. For technical issues, contact OpenGov Technical Support via the real-time chat on the portal or by email at procurement-support@opengov.com. The County does not accept proposals outside the eProcurement system.

NAICS CODES & TAGS

541618

541611

Community Engagement Strategy

Professional Development

Strategic Planning

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