Active SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
AI Summary
The County of Sacramento seeks consulting services for ballot measure planning advisory to explore revenue enhancement options and prepare for a potential ballot measure no earlier than 2028. The solicitation includes detailed submission and certification requirements.
General work description:
On June 4, 2025, recognizing the County’s structural budget deficit and unmet capital needs, the Board of Supervisors (Board) directed the County Executive to explore revenue enhancement options and return to the Board. HdL Companies was selected for consulting services to provide the Board with an exploratory report on the potential revenues that could be generated based on various ballot measures that could be proposed. On January 27, 2026, the Board received that report and directed staff to conduct further research in preparation for a ballot measure no earlier than 2028.
For consistency throughout a “Ballot Measure” means any potential voter-approved County revenue mechanism considered during this engagement, including, without limitation, tax measures, bond measures, or other legally available ballot revenue measures, as directed by the County and subject to review by County Counsel.
WHEREAS it is in the best interest of Sacramento County that those entities with whom the County does business demonstrate financial responsiblity, integrity, and lawfulness, it is inequitable for those entities with whom the County does business to recieve County funds while failing to pay court-ordered child, family, and spousal support which shifts the support of their dependents onto the public treasury.
Therefore, in order to assist the Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services in its efforts to collect unpaid court-ordered child, family, and spousal support orders, the following certification must be provided by all entities with whom the County does business:
Contractor/Consultant hereby certifies that either:
New Contractor/Consultant shall certify that each of the following statements is true:
a. Contractor/Consultant has fully complied with all applicable state and federal reporting requirements relating to employment reporting for its employees; and
b. Contractor/Consultant has fully complied with all lawfully served wage and earnings assignment orders and notices of assignment and will continue to maintain compliance.
NOTE: Failure to comply with state and federal reporting requirements regarding a Contractor/Consultant's employees or failure to implement lawfully served wage and earnings assignment orders or notices of assignment constitues a default under the contract; and failure to cure the default within 90 days fo notice by the County shall be grounds for termination of the contract. Principal Owners can contact the Sacramento Department of Child Support Services at 1-866-901-3212, by writing to PO Box 269112, Sacramento, CA 95826-9112, or via the Customer Connect website at www.childsup.ca.gov.
(California Public Contract Code, sections 2202-2208)
When responding to a bid or proposal or executing a contract or renewal for a County of Sacramento contract for goods or services of $1,000,000 or more, a vendor must either:
A. certify it is not on the current list of persons engaged in investment activities in Iran created by the California Department of General Services (“DGS”) pursuant to Public Contract Code section 2203(b) and is not a financial institution extending twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in credit to another person, for 45 days or more, if that other person will use the credit to provide goods or services in the energy sector in Iran and is identified on the current list of persons engaged in investment activities in Iran created by DGS; or
B. demonstrate it has been exempted from the certification requirement for that solicitation or contract pursuant to Public Contract Code section 2203(c) or (d).
To comply with this requirement, please select one of the options below. Please note: California law establishes penalties for providing false certifications, including civil penalties equal to the greater of $250,000 or twice the amount of the contract for which the false certification was made; contract termination; and three-year ineligibility to bid on contracts. (Public Contract Code section 2205.)
OPTION #1 - CERTIFICATION
I certify I am duly authorized to execute this certification on behalf of the vendor/financial institution, and the vendor/financial institution is not on the current list of persons engaged in investment activities in Iran created by DGS and is not a financial institution extending twenty millon dollars ($20,000,000) or more in credit to another person/vendor, for 45 days or more, if that other person/vendor will use the credit to provide goods or services in the energy sector in Iran and is identified on the current list of persons engaged in investment activities in Iran created by DGS.
OPTION #2 - EXEMPTION
Pursuant to Public Contract Code sections 2203(c) and (d), a public entity may permit a vendor/financial institution engaged in investment activities in Iran, on a case-by-case basis, to be eligible for, or to bid on, submit a proposal for, or enters into or renews, a contract for goods and services. If you have obtained an exemption from the certification requirement under the Iran Contracting Act, please select "EXEMPTION" below, and attach documentation demonstrating the exemption approval with your electronic submission.
Provide your SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI). If your firm does not have a UEI, go to: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration to obtain one.
Upload your proposal here. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.
Upload your fee proposal. Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your proposal and is attached separately here.
The County will treat all information submitted in a proposal as available for public inspection once the County has awarded a contract. If you believe that you have a legally justifiable basis under the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250 et. seq.) for protecting the confidentiality of any information contained within your proposal, you must identify any such information, together with the legal basis of your claim in your proposal, and present such information in this section as part of your proposal response package. The final determination of whether the County will assert a proposer's claim of confidentiality shall be at the sole discretion of the County. Click "file upload" below to upload any proposal documents you consider to be confidential documents.
If proposing any exceptions to the County's Sample Contract, upload a redlined revision of the Sample Contract attached to this solicitation here. Any submissions are for negotiation purposes only.
If no exceptions are proposed, please skip this question.
Signatory: name, title, email
Contract manager/admin: name, phone, email
Please provide the name and e-mail for a finance point-of-contact for your firm that will receive an invitation to complete the vendor registration process on the County's PaymentWorks portal.
To clarify, if you are set-up with other agencies using PaymentWorks, that information is not available to the County, so you must complete this process for the County.
Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table?
Choose this if:
If "yes" proposers will be required to complete the Iran Contracting Act Certification.
If this is a solicitation for services within the scope of work of County job classifications, was a 45 day notice provided to the union? Or did County Counsel determine these services are exempt under Gov Code section 3504.1?
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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