This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Ventura, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Offerors shall be skilled and regularly engaged in the general class or type of work called for in the solicitation documents. Question Deadline 10/17/2025 at 5:00 PM PT Location : online portal, All questions concerning this Proposal should be submitted online under the Messages tab, All other questions may be directed to Irshad Ali, Principal Buyer, at 805-645-1322 or email Irshad.Ali@venturacounty.gov. 1.2 Background The 1987 Federal Clean Water Act Amendments require all point source discharges of pollutants into Waters of the United States, including discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s), to be regulated by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The Ventura County Public Works Agency - Watershed Protection (VCPWA-WP), County of Ventura, and the ten incorporated cities in Ventura County implemented the Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program (VCSQMP) in response to the NPDES permit regulations. The Los Angeles Regional Permit Order No. R4-2021-0105 (2021 Order) The program, at its most basic, aims to mitigate stormwater pollution to the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP). Changing the public's behavior through effective public outreach is a key component of this program. The objectives of the outreach program are as follows: 1. Reach the general population and involve the range of socioeconomic groups and ethnic communities that make up the Los Angeles Region in Permittees' stormwater management programs to facilitate: a. Increased understanding about the importance of stormwater management to public health/community health, environmental quality and local water resiliency; and b. Increased support for stormwater management programs and stormwater projects among residents in the region. 2. Facilitate pollution prevention through the proper management and disposal of used oil, toxic materials, and targeted pollutants as potential sources of water quality impacts associated with discharges into the MS4. 3. Use effective strategies to educate and involve residents and population subgroups through culturally effective methods. VCPWA-WP on behalf of VCSQMP, seeks ongoing, as-needed professional consulting services to develop and implement a public outreach campaign that incorporates the overall goals of the program. The outreach campaign will educate county residents about stormwater pollution prevention by utilizing existing program outreach materials and awareness survey results and developing new materials for target-pollutant pollution prevention (e.g. cigarette litter). Outreach shall include stormwater pollution prevention advertising and public service announcements, and culturally effective methods shall be used to educate ethnic communities. Past public outreach campaigns have typically exceeded the 5 million impressions with greater than ten percent made in Spanish. Outreach and education to school age children, including but not limited to, videos, presentations, and age-appropriate materials shall also be included. Past public outreach campaigns have developed materials to target behavior in relation to pet waste; horse ownership; gardening [including pesticides, fertilizers, and green waste (e.g. leaves and lawn clippings)]; proper vehicle maintenance, fluid storage, and waste fluid disposal; household waste materials; construction waste materials; trash (general); and water conservation practices. The Offeror shall not commence work until a meeting between representatives of the Offeror and the County of Ventura is held. The meeting will be held at a County of Ventura site, at a time and date to be established. The schedule set forth above is subject to change. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.