This RFP has closed on May 15, 2026.
The San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District, known as OneShoreline, seeks to retain one (1) qualified firm to provide as-needed community education, outreach, engagement, communications, and stakeholder facilitation services in support of its climate resilience initiatives. The selected firm will enter into a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with OneShoreline and will be eligible to receive task orders for individual scopes of work as needs arise. Execution of the Agreement does not guarantee a minimum volume of work or obligate OneShoreline to issue any task orders.
The selected firm must demonstrate experience delivering equity-centered community engagement for public agencies; facilitating multi-stakeholder and advisory processes; translating complex technical planning and engineering information into clear, accessible public-facing communications; and supporting public agencies with strategic communications and branding.
Please submit electronic copy of the proposal by:
May 15, 2026, 5:00 PM Pacific Time, to:
Stephanie Lau, Grants and Communications Advisor
San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District
Projects@OneShoreline.org
Subject line: Engagement RFP
OneShoreline encourages prospective proposers to attend a virtual pre-proposal workshop on April 27 at 10 AM. Registration instructions are in the RFP posted below.
Questions submitted by email to Projects@OneShoreline.org with the subject line “Engagement RFP” by May 4 at 5:00 PM will be answered by May 8 at 5:00 PM.
Documents
On-Call Community Engagement and Communications Services for Flood and Climate Resilience RFP (April 10, 2026)
Attachment A – Context for Brisbane Shoreline Resilience Planning
Attachment B – Ocean Protection Council Grant Workplan
OneShoreline Standard Agreement and Insurance Requirements
OneShoreline’s Non-Collusion and Conflict of Interest Statement
Pre-Proposal Workshop Presentation (April 27, 2026)
Pre-Proposal Workshop registrations and attendees (April 27, 2026)
Responses to Questions about the RFP (May 8, 2026)