This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) from the State of Hawaii, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) for Public Relations and Marketing Services. Offers are due by 4:30 PM HST on April 30, 2026, and must be submitted electronically to ***@***. *. * regarding the solicitation should be directed to Marc Yamamoto by April 1, 2026. The DCR anticipates awarding a single contract to the most advantageous offer. Key dates include RFP release on March 27, 2026, proposal due date of April 30, 2026, and a potential contract start date of June 1, 2026. The estimated total funding available for the contract period is $437,**** must submit a comprehensive proposal including specific forms, a program overview, details on previous experience, qualifications of proposed staff, a service delivery plan, and pricing. All proposals become the property of the state. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability. Payments will be made monthly based on completed services, with invoices due within 30 days of service completion. Final payment requires a valid certificate of vendor compliance or tax clearance certificate.
The deadline to submit proposals is April 30, 2026, at 4:30 PM HST, as stated in the RFP schedule: Proposals due datetime April 30, 2026, 4:30 p. m. hst.
The bid notice states that payments shall be made to the awarded contractor in accordance with contracted milestones and/or deliverables, with invoices submitted to the DCR's office of the director on a monthly basis for the retainer fee and/or reimbursables. The state shall have thirty calendar days after receipt of invoice or satisfactory completion of contract to make payment: hrs section ****, provides that the state shall have thirty 30 calendar days after receipt of invoice or satisfactory completion of contract to make payment.
The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP, with a total of 100 points allocated across various factors including experience, qualifications, service delivery, and pricing: he award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the rfp.
Offerors must be capable of performing the work and demonstrate sufficient and qualified personnel with the expertise, capacity, and time to perform the requested services. The state will verify compliance with all laws governing entities doing business in the state through Hawaii Compliance Express (HCE): offerors must be capable of performing the work for which offers are called. and The state will verify compliance on hawaii compliance express hce.
The RFP does not require the submission of samples.
Protests must be submitted in writing within five working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto, or within five working days after the posting of award or debriefing: any protest shall be submitted in writing within five 5 working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto provided that a protest based upon the content of the solicitation shall be submitted in writing prior to the date set for receipt of offers. further provided that a protest of an award or proposed award shall be submitted within five 5 working days after the posting of award or if requested, within five 5 working days after the pos debriefing was completed.
The estimated total available funding for the contracting period, including all extension periods, is $437,****: offeror is made aware that the estimated total available funding for the contracting period including all extension periods is 437, ****.
