Marketing, Education and Outreach Services

The Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development is seeking a non-profit or for-profit organization to provide marketing, education, and outreach services to support specific energy efficiency programs offered throughout the County. The selected firm will be responsible for implementing an induction cooktop program, supporting BayREN program participant recruitment, and performing marketing and recruitment for workshops in geographic areas identified by County staff. The scope of work includes conducting educational induction cooking demonstration workshops, purchasing and distributing portable induction cooktop units and induction-compatible cookware, creating and distributing workshop participants' support resources, and documenting workshop participation and event impact. • The term of the agreement will be for two years with no optional extensions. • The County intends to use the results of this RFQ to establish a list of qualified firms, and only firms deemed qualified under this RFQ may be invited to participate in a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) for these services. • The County reserves the right to reject any and all responses without indicating any reasons for such rejection. • The selected firm must possess all licenses, registrations, and permits required by the State of California and the County of Contra Costa. • The firm must provide a minimum of three letters of reference, each including the name of the firm, description of services provided, date(s) of services, and contract amount for projects similar to the services requested in this RFQ.