Communications and Public Engagement Support Services

Contra Costa County is seeking one or more communications firms to provide as-needed strategic communications, public engagement, campaign, research, media planning, advertising, and crisis communications support for Contra Costa Health.

Contra Costa County


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RFP_F-Contr-0000000289
Oct 01, 2026 10:00 PM
Sep 17, 2026 05:58 PM
3 years base + 2 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
jamie.edwards@pw.cccounty.us
+19253132055
255 Glacier Drive, Martinez, CA, USA
Submission Instructions
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Description

Contra Costa County is seeking one or more qualified communications firms to provide on-call, as-needed support to the Community Education & Information unit within Contra Costa Health. The scope includes strategic communications consultation, crisis and issues communications, public awareness and behavior-change campaign planning, audience research, market analysis, community engagement and outreach strategy, media planning, advertising placement and management, campaign evaluation, benchmarking, reporting, and related technical assistance. Firms must demonstrate experience with public health, healthcare, or comparable public-sector organizations; culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate communications; health literacy; crisis communications; and handling confidential health information. Proposers must provide a cover letter, a proposal of no more than 15 pages, the Statement of Experience, hourly-rate Proposal Price, at least three customer references, Anti-Collusion Statement, Addenda Acknowledgement, applicable permits and licenses, and a Certificate of Insurance with endorsement letter. The initial agreement term is three years, with two optional one-year renewals. Work will be assigned as needed based on County priorities and available funding, and the County may award to one or multiple contractors.

Classification Codes
NAICS541820Public Relations Agencies
PSCR708Public Relations Services(includes writing services, event planning and management, media relations, radio and television analysis, and press services)
Smart Codes
strategic communications consultingpublic engagement campaignsmedia planning services
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 17, 2026 05:58 PM-Publication Date
Sep 22, 2026 10:00 PM-Questions Due Date
Oct 01, 2026 10:00 PM-Proposal Due Date
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $500,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 5 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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