Graphic Design Services

FCG is committed to ensuring all public communications reflect a unified, accessible, and professional brand identity. The FCG Brand and Style Guide outlines the County’s requirements for typography, color palette, seal/logo use, visual consistency, accessibility, and writing style. All contracted design work must comply with that Guide in full, including all revisions or updates issued during the contract term.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-857
• Department: Procurement
• Department Head: - (-)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-10T18:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-06-30T15:00:00.000Z — Microsoft Teams

Evaluation Criteria

• Work Proposal (20 pts) —

  This document shall be clearly titled “Work Proposal” on each page of the section.  Each page shall also have the Contractor’s name and be numbered either as an individual section or as a part of the whole.  The section shall contain the Contractor’s full understanding of the County’s needs, a brief history of the Contractor, and details of why the Contractor feels that they are eligible and best suited to work with the County if awarded. 

• Qualification of Contractor (20 pts) —

  This document shall be clearly titled “Qualification of Contractor” on each page of the section.  Each page shall also have the Contractor’s name and be numbered either as an individual section or as a part of the whole.  This document shall contain qualifications and technical competence of the Contractor and staff.  Included shall be a statement describing the Contractor’s background information, history, resources, and track record of such projects, as well as résumés for key staff, their qualifications and roles.  Must provide firm's approach to and demonstrate ability to follow brand compliance guidelines. Firm must demonstrate the capacity to deliver rapid turnaround designs on request. Experience producing accessible, multilingual-ready materials is preferred.

• References for Similar Projects (20 pts) —

  This document shall be clearly titled “References” on each page of the section.  Each page shall also have the Contractor’s name and be numbered either as an individual section or as a part of the whole.  Three (3) references for projects of a similar size scope and complexity that the Contractor has completed within the last one (1) year shall be outlined in this section. This document shall address the Contractor’s competence and expertise in projects of similar scope and size, along with experience delivering professional graphic design services for government, public agencies, or large organizations. Firms must provide a portfolio of samples demonstrating relevant design work.

• Proficiency with ADA/Section 508 Accessibility Standards (20 pts) —

  This document shall be clearly titled “Proficiency with ADA/Section 508 Accessibility Standards” on each page of the section.  Each page shall also have the Contractor’s name and be numbered either as an individual section or as a part of the whole.  This document shall demonstrate the Contractor's competence and proficiency with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/508 Accessibility Standards, as well as a description of the firm’s approach to accessibility standards.

   

• Price Proposal (10 pts) —

  Price proposals shall include labor categories and hourly rates to be submitted on the financial proposal form within the document provided in Section 12. Vendor Questionnaire, Question 7.

• Presentations and Interviews (10 pts) —

  After identifying the short list of the most qualified Contractor(s) based on the evaluation criteria, Contractor(s) may be required to clarify proposals by making individual presentations in an interview with the evaluation committee.

Submission Requirements

• Technical Proposal Signature Page (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Acknowledgement of Addenda (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Affidavit Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Two (2) Certifications of Compliance (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Insurance Requirements (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Technical Proposal from Vendor (required)
• Price Proposal (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• PRICE PROPOSAL (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Is this project for Services or Commodities? (required)
• Pricing (required) —
  • Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items.
• Will there be a Pre-Proposal Conference? (required)
• Attendance for Pre-Proposal Conference (required)
• Phone Number for Vendors to Call-In for Pre-Proposal Conference (required)
• Will there be a Site Visit for this project? (required)
• Attendance for Site Visit (required)
• Date of Site Visit (required)
• Time of Site Visit (required)
• Location of Site Visit (required)
• Tentative Presentation/Interview Dates (required)
• Agreement Term (required)
• Is a Bid Deposit applicable to your project? (required)
• Bid Deposit Amount (required) —

  If bid deposits do not apply to your project, insert "Bid Deposit Amount is not applicable."

• Is a Performance Bond applicable to your project? (required)
• Performance Bond Amount (required) —

  If performance bonds do not apply to your project, insert "Performance Bond Amount is not applicable."

• Is a Payment Bond applicable to your project? (required)
• Payment Bond Amount (required) —

  If payment bonds do not apply to your project, insert "Payment Bond Amount is not applicable."

• Can you provide the Estimated Contract Value Group for the resulting contract? (required)
• Estimated Contract Value Group (required) —

  Insert amounts, i.e.= $250,000.00 and $500,000.00

• Description of items/services (required)
• Minimum Years of Experience (required) —

  Enter number in words and number in (): Example Five (5).

• How the County is going to award this project (required) —
  • Select "to award" if there will only be one contractor awarded the contract.
  • Select "make one or more awards" if there will be more than one contractor awarded the contract.
• Length of Contract Period (required) —

  Enter number only.

• Contract Start Date (required)
• Number of Renewal Options (Spelled out) (required)
• Number of Years Prices are protected from increase (Spelled out) (required)
• Which is applicable to your project? (required)
• Do you require the contractor to supply samples? (required)
• Type of Item/Service being solicited (required)
• Date work must be completed by: (required) —

  Enter the date that the work must be completed by. If there is no completion date, please enter N/A.