REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
RFP Number: P2026-020598SL
RFP Title:
SNAP-Ed Food Hero Marketing Campaign Services
Submittal Email: bids@oregonstate.edu
INTRODUCTION
Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management is seeking responsive responsible
proposers to submit proposals for SNAP-Ed Food Hero Marketing Campaign Services.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Issue Date:
Question Deadline:
Closing:
January 8, 2026 (4:00 pm, PT)
January 20, 2026 (2:00 pm, PT)
January 30, 2026 (2:00 pm, PT)
OSU ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
Name: Scott Lommers
Title:
Purchasing Analyst
E-Mail: Scott.Lommers@oregonstate.edu
Procurement, Contracts and Materials Management (PCMM) at Oregon State
University (OSU) is the issuing office and is the sole point of contact for this Request for
Proposal (RFP). Address all concerns or questions regarding this RFP to the OSU
Administrative Contact identified above.
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I. GENERAL
1. BACKGROUND:
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-Ed) Program is a
nutrition education program in OSU Health Extension. Funding is provided by USDA Food
and Nutrition Services through a contract with Oregon Department of Human Services.
This program serves people who are eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits. Programs are designed to promote healthy eating strategies
and a physically active lifestyle for those with limited income and food resources. SNAP-
Ed is implemented in partnership with community partners, such as schools, food banks
and pantries, and government and non-profit agencies.
The Oregon SNAP-Ed program was eliminated by Congress in 2025, and we have
carryover funds that can be spent through September 30, 2026. We want to make the
best use of these remaining funds to create a health education campaign to promote
healthy eating behaviors. The goal will be to create a set of assets that will last beyond
the end of our funding.
2. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1868 as Oregon’s land grant institution, OSU serves the state, the nation, and
the world as a premier 21st-century research university. OSU is committed to exceptional
research, discovery, innovation, and engagement – and to integrating its research and
engagement mission with the delivery of a high-quality, globally relevant, and
affordable education for the people of Oregon and beyond. OSU is one of only three
land, sea, space, and sun grant universities in the U.S. and is the only university in Oregon
to have earned both Carnegie Classifications for Very High Research Activity and
Community Engagement.
Through its centers, institutes, Extension offices and Experiment Stations, OSU has a
presence in all of Oregon’s 36 counties, including its main campus in Corvallis, the
Hatfield Marine Sciences Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades Campus in Bend. OSU
offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees through 11 academic colleges
enrolling more than 35,000 students from every county in Oregon, every state in the
country and more than 105 nations.
OSU’s 570-acre main campus is in the city of Corvallis, a vibrant college town of nearly
58,000 in the heart of Western Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The campus is located within
the traditional homelands of the Mary’s River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya. Following
the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were
forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these
people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.
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3. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS / JURISDICTION AND VENUE:
This RFP is subject to the applicable provisions and requirements of the Oregon Revised
Statutes, Oregon Administrative Rules, and OSU Policies and Procedures. OSU Standards
03-010 and 03-015 govern OSU’s procurement activities. In case of confusion or dispute
of a word or term used in this RFP, the definitions included in OSU Standards 03-010 and
03-015 control.
This RFP, and any dispute arising out of this RFP, shall be construed in accordance with,
and governed by, the laws of the State of Oregon. Any other action to enforce any
provision of this RFP or to obtain any relief from or remedy in connection with this RFP
may be brought only in the Circuit Court of Oregon for Benton County.
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II. INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
1. COMMUNICATIONS DURING RFP PROCESS:
Proposers are prohibited from communicating about this RFP or award of a new
contract with OSU employees, other than the OSU Administrative Contact, or any party
in a position to create an advantage for the proposer or disadvantage for other
proposers. This restricted period of communication begins on the date the RFP is issued
and ends with the conclusion of the appeal period following notice of intent to award.
This restriction does not apply to communications during a pre-proposal conference or
other situations where the OSU Administrative Contact is present. A proposer who
intentionally violates this requirement or otherwise benefits from such a violation by
another party may have its proposal rejected due to failing to comply with all prescribed
solicitation procedures.
2. QUESTIONS:
Questions about this RFP must be sent via email and received by the OSU Administrative
Contact no later than the question deadline indicated in the Schedule of Events on the
first page of this RFP. OSU will consider all timely submitted questions and if appropriate
either amend the RFP or answer questions through an addendum. Questions should be
clearly marked with the RFP Number and Title.
3. ADDENDA:
Only documents issued as written addenda by PCMM serve to change the RFP in any
way. No other direction, written or verbal, serves to change the RFP. Addenda will be
publicized on the OSU bid opportunities website. Proposers are advised to consult the
OSU bid opportunities website prior to submitting a proposal to ensure that all relevant
addenda have been incorporated into their proposal. Proposers are not required to
submit addenda with their proposal however, proposers are responsible for obtaining
and incorporating any changes made by addenda into their proposal. Failure to do so
may make the proposal non-responsive, which in turn may cause the proposal to be
rejected.
4. SIGNATURE:
Any submittals that require signature must be signed, in ink or electronically, by an
authorized representative with authority to bind the proposer. Proposer’s signature
certifies that the proposer has read, fully understands, and agrees to be bound by the
RFP and all exhibits and addenda to the RFP.
5. PUBLIC RECORD:
Upon completion of the RFP process, information in all proposals will become subject
records that can be disclosed under Oregon Public Records Law. Oregon Revised
Statute 192.345 contains exemptions from disclosure including “trade secrets”, which
may include, but are not limited to: any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool,
mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information
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which is not patented, which is known only to certain individuals within an organization
and which is used in a business it conducts, having actual or potential commercial
value, and which gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over
competitors who do not know or use it. NOTE: Price is not considered a trade secret.
If a proposal contains “trade secrets” the proposer must only mark those sections of the
proposal with the words “TRADE SECRET” prior to, and at the end of, the trade secret
information; provided, that such mark shall not be sufficient to make any information a
“trade secret.” Only bona fide “trade secrets” may be exempt and only if public interest
does not require disclosure. Marks or claims that the entirety of a proposal is “trade
secret” or “confidential” WILL RESULT IN NONE OF THE PROPOSAL BEING TREATED AS
SUCH.
6. SUBMISSION:
Proposers must submit their proposal as attachment(s) in an email to the
bids@oregonstate.edu email address. Electronic versions must be sized appropriately for
transfer (under 150 mb per email). Multiple emails may be sent to submit proposal
attachments as necessary.
Proposals must be received, in their entirety, by PCMM no later than the closing date
and time indicated in the Schedule of Events on the first page of this RFP. The email
subject line must contain the RFP number and RFP title. It is the proposer’s responsibility
to ensure that the proposal is received prior to the closing date and time. Only those
proposals received at the bids@oregonstate.edu email address by the closing date and
time will be considered responsive. Do not email a copy of the proposal to any other
OSU email addresses.
It is highly recommended that the proposer confirms receipt of the email with the OSU
Administrative Contact noted in this RFP. The OSU Administrative Contact may verify
receipt but will NOT verify the integrity of the attachment(s), answer questions related
to the content of the proposal or address the overall responsiveness of the proposal.
7. MODIFICATION:
Modification of a proposal after submittal but prior to closing may be completed by
submitting a written notice indicating the modifications and a statement that the
modification amends and supersedes the prior proposal. After closing, proposers may
not modify their proposal.
8. WITHDRAWALS:
A proposer may withdraw their proposal by submitting a written notice to the OSU
Administrative Contact prior to the closing date and time. The written notice must be
on the proposer’s letterhead and signed by an authorized representative of the
proposer.
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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.