Santa Monica Opengov #484

As-Needed Communications Consulting Services for the City of Santa Monica

The City of Santa Monica is seeking communications consulting firms for project-based creative production, public relations, and strategic communications. - Government buyer: City of Santa Monica, City Manager’s Office. - Opportunity: Establish an as-needed, non-exclusive pool of consultants; there is no guaranteed minimum work or retainer, and the City may assign work through individual project engagements. - Service tracks: - Creative Services and Multimedia Production: Strategy and research, communications planning, branding, photography (including FAA-certified drone work), video and post-production, design, animation, digital and social content, writing and multilingual adaptation, presentations, content planning, and public-safety multimedia for Police and Fire. - Earned Media, Public Relations, and Strategic Communications: Communications strategy, media relations and outreach, press and editorial writing, spokesperson and executive preparation, crisis communications, community and multicultural outreach (including Spanish-language outreach), monitoring, and performance reporting. - Requirements: Proposals should address the applicable track(s) separately and include rates, key staff and resumes, a relevant portfolio, at least three comparable references, and disclosures and policies concerning generative AI use. Minimum qualifications include five years of relevant experience and three references. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs are identified. ABC Corporation is named in a Professional Services Agreement template attachment, but the materials do not establish it as an awarded or competing vendor. - Products and quantities: No product purchases or product quantities are specified. Services are as needed; no volume is guaranteed. - Term: Anticipated five-year term, with no renewal or option periods stated. Specific start and end dates are not provided.

Description

The City of Santa Monica is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals to provide as-needed communications consulting services under two tracks: Creative Services and Multimedia Production, and Earned Media, Public Relations, and Strategic Communications. Proposers may respond for one or both tracks, with separate track-specific responses required when proposing for both. The City intends to establish a vendor pool and award individual engagements on a per-project basis; this is not a retainer or exclusive arrangement and does not guarantee work. The contract term is five years.

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