Purchased Public Transit Service

Agency:	Boulder County
State:	Colorado
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Posted Date:	Dec 21, 2023
Due Date:	Jan 15, 2024
Solicitation No:	RFP-016-23
Bid Source:	Please Login to View Page
Contact information:	Please Login to View Page
Bid Documents:	Please Login to View Page

Attachment Preview

Boulder County Purchasing

1325 Pearl Street

Boulder, CO 80302

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Reference Number: RFP-018-23

Project Name:

Wildfire Mitigation Public Awareness Campaign

Purpose:

Wildfire Partners is Boulder County’s wildfire mitigation program and is housed in the County’s

Community Planning and Permitting Department (CP&P). Our mission is to educate, motivate, and

support Boulder County residents in preparing for future wildfire. Wildfire Partners is seeking a

consulting team to:

1. Develop a Public Awareness Campaign Plan for a county-wide public awareness campaign

Boulder County: Wildfire Happens Here.

2. Develop a Marketing Plan to promote Wildfire Partners’ programmatic services.

3. Create and design materials and messaging components of the plans (in

consultation/collaboration with Wildfire Partners’ subject matter experts).

4. Work with the Wildfire Partners team to implement the strategic plans.

Background:

Wildfires in Boulder County have increased in frequency, intensity, and impact over the past 50

years. Boulder County began implementing wildfire mitigation programs in the foothills and

mountains (west county) following the 1989 Black Tiger Fire. Initially these efforts were regulatory

and tied to building permits and new construction.

Wildfire Partners (www.wildfirepartners.org) launched in 2014 offering free voluntary individual

home assessments and advising services. The program was solely available to the owners of the

8,000 homes in the west county - the area of the county where catastrophic wildfires traditionally

occurred. This program currently has over 3,200 participants.

Following the 2021 Marshall Fire, the Wildfire Partners has been expanding its geographic scope,

messaging, and services to include the needs of the residents and communities in east Boulder

County, which includes approximately 150,000 more homes. The original Individual Home

Assessment/Certification program is currently available for west county homeowners only.

Services available to all Boulder County residents include outreach & education, community

mitigation planning and advising, and curbside chipping.

Our services and educational materials are aimed at all residents of the county and are intended

to meet people at their level of knowledge. They also can be leveraged by other agency partners

within the county including cities and towns, fire protection districts, non-profits, community

groups, HOAs.

We see our audience falling into three broad categories:

1) Residents with limited awareness of how wildfire behaves and could affect them.

2) Residents/agencies who have an understanding and need guidance on how to take effective

action.

3) Residents/agencies who are engaged and could/would like to become outreach leaders in

their community.

VISION STATEMENT: Wildfire Partners supports collective and personal action to create wildfire-

resilient communities across Boulder County. This will be the focus of the Boulder County:

Wildfire Happens Here public awareness campaign (Task 1) and of our programs and services

(detailed in Task 2).

Tasks can be accomplished in tandem or sequentially as makes sense. Campaigns should

incorporate existing branding and logos.

Instructions:

Boulder County uses a Bonfire portal https://bouldercounty.bonfirehub.com/ for accepting and

evaluating proposals digitally:

● To post the Proposal

● To receive any questions or inquiries

● To issue any associated addenda

● To post award notices

Proposals must be submitted electronically on or before the Close Date at

https://bouldercounty.bonfirehub.com/. Submissions will not be accepted by email, fax or hand-

delivery; unless otherwise noted.

Documents should not be embedded within uploaded files, as the embedded files will not be

accessible or evaluated.

Contact:

To contact Boulder County Purchasing or ask questions in relation to this proposal, respondents

must register on https://bouldercounty.bonfirehub.com/ and initiate the communication

electronically through the Vendor Discussions or the Ask a Question feature.

All questions must be received on or before the Deadline for Submission of Clarifications, as

specified in the Schedule of Events. Boulder County will not accept any respondent’s

communications by any other means, except as specifically stated in this proposal.

Addendum:

At any time prior to the Close Date, Boulder County may alter, clarify, amend, delete or add to, in

whole or in part, any terms or provisions of this proposal.

In order to afford the Bidders a reasonable time for taking into account a material amendment

(the materiality of which Boulder County in its own discretion may determine) or for any other

reason, Boulder County may, at its own discretion, extend the Close Date.

For the most up-to-date project information refer to our Bonfire portal.

All vendor submissions may be amended, but only before the Close Date on

https://bouldercounty.bonfirehub.com/.

Need Help:

To assist with registration and submission of responses, learn how to get started with Bonfire,

watch this 5 minute training video. For questions or support when using the platform, access the

Bonfire online knowledge base, search the FAQ or contact the Bonfire support team

at support@gobonfire.com.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need special services

provided for under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact the Boulder County

ADA Coordinator or Human Resources office at (303) 441-3525 as soon as possible to allow

sufficient time for service delivery ahead of applicable due dates.

Details
Due Date:	01/15/2024 2:00 pm
Bidding Number:	RFP-016-23
Bidding Categories:	Community Planning and Permitting
Other Comments:	The Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County, Colorado (the “County”), by and through its Purchasing Department, on behalf of the Community Planning & Permitting, Transportation Planning Department is accepting proposals from qualified entities to provide all services associated with the operation of a Fixed Route Transit Service and Demand Response Service (collectively “Transit Service”). The Transit Service is funded by local tax dollars as well as Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) grant funds as specified in this Request for Proposal. Posting Information

Purchased Public Transit Service

Attachment Preview

Sign-up for a Free Trial, Government Bid Alerts

See Also