Weekly 3-4 minute interviews with trustee or approved staff

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is requesting proposals from qualified television stations to produce and air weekly 3–4 minute interviews with Trustees or the Communications Director on local news or lifestyle programs for 26 weeks under RFP COMM 2026-010, with proposals due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. The OHA anticipates issuing multiple awards and requires offerors to register via HIePRO by August 13, 2026.

Offerors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience on similar projects in Hawaii and provide three professional references from the preceding five years. Required insurance includes commercial general liability of $2 million per occurrence, workers' compensation as required by Hawaii law, and professional liability of $1 million per claim. Contracts exceeding $25,000 are subject to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 103-55 prevailing wage requirements for state employees performing similar work. All offerors must maintain Hawaii business registration, submit Hawaii Compliance Express Certificate of Vendor Compliance (or alternative Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Department of Consumer and Commerce Affairs certificates), and provide State and Federal Tax Clearance Certificates prior to contract commencement.

The contract is fixed-price, all-inclusive, covering production, studio usage, editing, on-air promotion, digital promotion, broadcast airings, online hosting, and OHA's rights to reuse segments. The initial term is six months with optional extensions of up to 12 months each, not to exceed 60 months total. Proposals are evaluated on a 100-point scale: experience and capability (25 points), personnel and staffing (15 points), service delivery approach (20 points), cultural competence and community engagement (20 points), financial capability (5 points), location/representation capacity (5 points), and price proposal (10 points). Questions are due August 13, 2026, with responses provided by August 20. Notice of Award is anticipated in September 2026, with contract commencement in October 2026. Funding is subject to OHA Board of Trustees biennial budget approval and legislative appropriation.