MRB-56598 - USA (California) - Equitable Community Engagement Services - Deadline October 16,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide equitable community engagement services.– Build community trust and relationships between the cities and county and community, including leveraging existing relationships.– Serve as a trusted liaison between the community and the county and cities, sharing information and feedback both ways– Conduct background and technical research to determine which communities are most impacted or will experience greater impacts.– Create online, social media, radio, video and print public outreach and educational materials accessible to audiences with different language speakers, ages, cultures, abilities and familiarity with the issue requiring engagement.– Identify and implement equity–focused and creative community engagement strategies usings formats that are relevant to the communities where traditional public meeting formats may not be effective, which could include arts, music and other cultural activities.– Lead community engagement activities and associated follow–up activities, which may include facilitating and summarizing public meetings, workshops, surveys, polling, and mapping exercises.– Provide tracking, documentation and analysis of engagement activities and outcomes, including analysis of the engagement’s success at reaching priority populations.– Plan and facilitate in–person and virtual events, which may require food, room rentals, childcare, distributing compensation to the community, translation and interpretation services, and accessibility support.(2) All questions must be submitted no later than September 25, 2026.