RFP-24-001: California Native American and Indigenous Artists Grant Program Design and Guidelines
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- Solicitation number
- 0000033530
- State
- California
- Responses due
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Opportunity details come from caleprocure.ca.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The California Arts Council (CAC) is seeking a qualified consultant to design and develop guidelines for a California Native American and Indigenous Artists Grant Program through RFP-24-001. The primary objective is to create a process that addresses funding disparities and increases visibility for Native American artists across California. The selected consultant will facilitate a community-centered, participatory process to develop comprehensive grant program guidelines, with specific requirements including at least two years of experience working with Native American Tribes in California, expertise in facilitating community engagement, and knowledge of data equity principles. The evaluation process will be comprehensive, involving four phases: administrative review, technical evaluation (420 maximum points), cost criteria (60 maximum points), and interviews for the top three bidders (30 maximum points). Key dates include a proposal submission deadline of February 11, 2025, interviews scheduled between February 18-21, 2025, contract award on March 10, 2025, and project completion by September 15, 2025. The technical evaluation will assess proposal quality, past work experience, alignment of values, resource allocation, and overall proposal presentation.
The procurement is open to California Independent Contractors, Individuals, Sole Proprietors, California Certified Small Business (SB), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), 501(c)(3) organizations, and private for-profit organizations based in California. The RFP includes preferences for Small Business (5% preference) and DVBE participation, with incentive points ranging from 1-5% based on the level of DVBE involvement. The contract has a total budget not to exceed $50,000, with travel reimbursed at current state rates. Proposers must submit numerous required attachments, including certification sheets, DVBE declarations, workers' compensation documentation, and a new Generative AI Disclosure form. Small businesses can qualify for the preference by either being certified by California or committing to subcontract at least 25% of the net bid price with California Certified Small Businesses. The procurement also includes specific requirements for commercially useful function (CUF) certification and compliance with various state contracting regulations, including the Darfur Contracting Act and contractor certification clauses.
Opportunity text
To help the California Arts Council (CAC) and the State prioritize the needs of Native American artists across California, the CAC seeks to contract with a qualified consultant to design a process and co-create a grant program to support Native American artists. The goal of the program will be to address and mitigate disparities of funding and increase the visibility of Native American artists. The CAC is committed to following through on its promise to create opportunities for Native American artists. The engagement of this consultant contractor is an initial step in following through on this promise. The CAC) invites California Independent Contractors, Individuals, Sole Proprietors, California Certified Small Business (SB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), 501(c)(3) organizations registered in California and private for-profit organizations based in California to respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP) pursuant to Public Contract Code sections 10340 to 10345 (see State Contract Manual, Volume 1, Section 5.25). In submitting your proposal, you must comply with the instructions listed in this RFP document. Proposers are encouraged to carefully read the entire solicitation. The need to verify all documentation and responses prior to the submittal of proposals is the responsibility of the proposer and cannot be overemphasized. Note that all agreements entered into with the State of California will include by reference General Terms and Conditions (GTC 4/2017) and Contractor Certification Clauses (CCC 4/2017) and may be viewed and downloaded at the following website: https://www.dgs.ca.gov/OLS/Resources/Page-Content/Office-of-Legal-Services-Resources-List-Folder/Standard-Contract-Language. In the opinion of the CAC, this RFP is complete and without need of explanation. If potential bidders have additional questions regarding intent, expectations, or other topics pertaining to this RFP, please send them to Carla.Pareja@arts.ca.gov in accordance with the timeline below. Please note that verbal information given will not be binding on the State unless such information is issued in writing as an official addendum to this RFP. The answers to all the questions received by the due date will be posted on https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/Events-BS3/event-search.aspx. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the State of California to award a contract. The State reserves the right to reject any part of, or the entire proposal received if the State determined that it is in the States best interest to do so. The State may reject any proposal that is conditional or incomplete. IMPORTANT NOTE TO BIDDERS: CAC highly encourages all bidders to check the posting daily due to changes or updates that may happen at any time. Please go to: https://caleprocure.ca.gov/pages/Events-BS3/event-search.aspx. Contact Information for RFP # RFP-24-001 Name: Carla Pareja Title: Procurement Administrator Email: Carla.Pareja@arts.ca.gov
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