F5SMC Communications Consultation Services

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  "title": "F5SMC Communications Consultation Services",
  "status": "closed",
  "summary": "<p>First 5 San Mateo County (F5SMC) invites responses to this Request for Statement of Qualifications (&ldquo;RFSQ&rdquo;) from qualified consultants, agencies and/or individuals. The successful Respondent may eventually enter into contract with F5SMC to provide <strong>Communication Consultation Services for the development of a Strategic Communications Plan and Implementation Plan (&ldquo;The Plan&rdquo;)</strong>. See Attachment C, Sample F5SMC Independent Contractor Agreement.</p><p>Respondents may request up to a total of $450,000 for 3-years contract term which <strong>begins August 1, 2025 and ends June 30, 2028.</strong></p><p><strong>The objective is to:</strong></p><ul><li>Refresh the current Communications Plan (See Attachment G) to develop a 2025 - 2028 Strategic Communications Plan and Implementation Plan that will provide F5SMC with a plan on how communication activities and public education campaigns supporting the needs of children prenatal to age 5 and their families in San Mateo County, will be developed, implemented and measured.</li><li>Support the Commission&rsquo;s Vision, Mission and successful implementation of Desired Outcomes as identified in the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.</li><li>Increase knowledge of F5SMC&rsquo;s role, initiatives, programs, funded partners services and impact to the community (parents, businesses, legislators, educators, etc.) county-wide, with targeted efforts to hard to reach population segments.</li><li>Promote universal understanding of the importance of early brain development through an Early Brain Development Public Education Campaign for San Mateo County expectant parents, parents/caregivers of children birth to age 5, service providers and community members.&nbsp;</li><li>Increase communications collaboration with First 5 California, First 5 Association of California, Children Now, Early Childhood Funders, etc., on initiatives benefiting local needs.</li><li>Increase communication collaboration activities with funded and non-funded partners.</li><li>Update communication policies and standardized internal processes, fundamental communication tools, outreach methods, outline and schedule of communication activities.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Funding Amount and Available Term</strong></p><p>First 5 SMC has allocated a maximum of $450,000 over 3 fiscal years (2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28) to meet the goals and objectives detailed in this RFSQ. This allocation includes $15,000 in Baby Bonus Pilot Program bringing the total to $450,000.</p>",
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  "created_at": "2025-05-30T20:17:04.055Z",
  "department": {
    "id": 11293,
    "name": "First 5 San Mateo County"
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  "government": {
    "code": "smcgov",
    "organization": {
      "city": "Redwood City",
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      "name": "County of San Mateo",
      "phone": "(650)363-4123",
      "state": "CA",
      "website": "https://www.smcgov.org/",
      "zipCode": "94063",
      "address1": "400 County Center",
      "address2": "1st Floor",
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      "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
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  "financialId": "2025-RFSQ-00539",
  "closeOutReason": null,
  "closedSubstatus": "awarded",
  "proposalDeadline": "2025-06-25T23:00:23.234Z",
  "releaseProjectDate": "2025-06-04T07:00:00.000Z"
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