# North Orange County Regional Occupational Program Opengov #RFP-017-2831606-JL-2

Orange County on-demand disaster mass-care and shelter services

**Posted:** August 10, 2026
**Respond By:** September 11, 2026
**Identifier:** RFP-017-2831606-JL-2
**NAICS:** 624230, 624221

Orange County is seeking on-demand disaster shelter and mass-care services, including staffing, supplies, transportation, and optional medical support.
- **Government buyer:** County of Orange, County Executive Office, CPO / Procurement and Contract Services.
- **Opportunity:** Mass Care and Shelter Services, RFP-017-2831606-JL-2. The contractor is to deploy, operate, and demobilize shelters and related sites for people displaced by natural or human-caused disasters.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers or service-provider vendors are identified. OpenGov is mentioned only as the eProcurement portal/support provider, not as the contractor or an OEM.
- **Requested products and services:** Shelter structures and equipment; medical and accessibility equipment; meals, water, hygiene and shelter supplies; labor; transportation; mobilization and demobilization; and training and disaster exercises. Pricing is requested by unit, hour, mile, activation, or rental period; most quantities are not specified.
  - The cost-evaluation example assumes one shelter serving 500 residents for 14 days: 21,000 adult meals, 7,000 cot-days, 3,360 hours of general-operations shelter-worker labor, and one mobilization and one demobilization.
- **Notable requirements:** Generally respond within 8–24 hours, provide an on-site liaison within 8 hours, and begin initial shelter operations within 24 hours. Staff must meet applicable licensing and background-check requirements. Services must support accessibility and nondiscrimination, and records must be suitable for FEMA and State reimbursement. Medical sheltering and clinical services require County authorization.
- **Pricing and volume:** Usage-based agreement with no guaranteed volume; payment is for authorized activations and services at proposed rates. Pre-disaster exercises may also be compensated.
- **Performance term:** Five calendar years from execution of required signatures unless ended earlier; renewal is not automatic and requires County Board of Supervisors approval.

### Description

The County of Orange, County Executive Office - CPO, seeks proposals from qualified firms to provide mass care and shelter services for people and families affected by natural or human-caused disasters. Services may include reception centers, overnight shelters, regional and assistance centers, and other County-designated response or recovery sites, with support for accessibility, food, supplies, transportation, family reunification, and related needs. This usage-based agreement is activated for anticipated or actual disasters, with no guaranteed service volume; payment is based on unit costs when services are invoked, except for County-authorized pre-disaster exercises. The solicitation requests pricing for labor, equipment, consumables, mobilization, transportation, and training.

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