Blanket Advertisement for Fair-Time Services

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, Fairs and Expositions Branch, has issued a blanket advertisement for fair-time services across state-sponsored district agricultural association fairs throughout California, with responses due April 2, 2027.

This is not a unified solicitation with a single awardee. Instead, each district fair maintains its own bidders list and awards contracts independently. Vendors interested in supplying services to individual fairs must contact the fairs directly rather than respond to this blanket notice.

The scope encompasses a broad range of services, including security (local law enforcement, private security, crowd control, building security, event management); maintenance (janitorial, refuse removal, manure removal, pest control, dust inhibitor treatments); entertainment and carnival operations; master concessions for food and alcohol; equipment rentals (portable stalls, sweepers, heavy equipment, tents, lighting, fencing); sound and lighting services; maintenance and minor construction projects under $10,000; medical services (ambulances, paramedics, first-aid centers, EMTs); marketing services (sponsorships, public relations, social media, printing, photography, videography); and gate and parking services with transportation staffing and coordination.

The notice does not specify contract values, contract terms, evaluation criteria, set-asides, preference programs, or award timelines, as contracting authority and requirements vary by individual fair. Contact information for individual district fairs is available at www.cdfa.ca.gov/fairsandexpositions. Vendors may also contact Sofia Goss of the Fairs and Expositions Branch at (916) 999-3000 for program guidance.