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City of Palm Desert
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· California
Tourism Marketing and Creative Services
PROPOSALS DUE
October 22, 2026, 5:00 pm PDT
6 days left
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The City of Palm Desert is seeking a full-service tourism marketing firm to serve as its integrated destination marketing partner under a three-year Professional Services Agreement running July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030. The selected firm will provide strategic leadership and execution across destination strategy and account management, creative services and brand management, media planning and buying, public relations and earned media, social media and community management, tourism email communications, website marketing and conversion support, economic development marketing support, and research, measurement, and analytics.
DOCUMENT SET
3 documents
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
1 change
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
262 questions answered
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For an agency without company-owned vehicles, would hired and non-owned auto coverage meet the agreement’s automobile insurance requirement?
Eligibility
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Professional liability and cyber insurance are marked “RESERVED." Can the City confirm they are not required?
Eligibility
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The Sample Agreement lists Professional Liability and Cyber Liability insurance as "Reserved." Please confirm that these coverages will not be required for this Agreement.
Eligibility
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Can the City describe the internal tourism-marketing team and other City resources that will work with the selected firm, including anticipated roles related to approvals, partner coordination, website management, Visitor Center content, analytics and Economic Development?
Scope/requirements
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The RFP notes that the tourism website is expected to be substantially redesigned before the contract begins July 1, 2027. Can the City provide the anticipated launch timing, CMS/platform, website development partner and any planned analytics or conversion-tracking capabilities for the new site?
Scope/requirements
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For public relations activities such as media hosting, familiarization tours and influencer/content-creator partnerships, should proposers assume that all associated hard costs—including travel, lodging, meals, experience costs and creator fees, when applicable—must be funded within the $335,000 annual services maximum? Or may certain approved destination-hosting expenses be funded separately by the City or tourism partners?
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
2026-RFP-055
Budget
$335,000
Published
Entity type
City
State
California
Summarized from the City of Palm Desert portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Proposals must be submitted electronically through the City of Palm Desert's online bid management platform, OpenGov Procurement, at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityofpalmdesert. Proposals submitted by fax, email, telephone, mail, hand delivery, or any other means will not be accepted and will be returned to the proposer unopened. Proposers must register as vendors on OpenGov Procurement and may follow the RFP to receive addenda alerts and submit a response. The technical proposal (without cost information) and the pricing proposal must be submitted separately as specified in the RFP. The proposal narrative shall not exceed 20 pages, excluding the cover, table of contents, required forms, key personnel resumes, and approved work-sample appendices. The proposal must be signed by an individual authorized to execute legal documents on behalf of the proposer. Only proposals that have transmitted successfully and received a timestamp confirmation email from OpenGov Procurement will be considered.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541810
541613
541820
Marketing and Advertising Strategy
Tourism and Destination Development Consulting
Public Affairs Consulting
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