Business Development, Community Economic Development and Marketing Campaign services

The City of San Francisco is seeking a vendor to provide business development, community economic development, and marketing campaign services. The agency needs to support the local merchant and business community through ongoing engagement, technical assistance, and targeted promotional initiatives. This project aims to solve economic challenges by driving engagement to local arts, supporting small non-profits, preparing businesses for loan capital, and revitalizing commercial corridors. The scope of work covers hosting and maintaining the SF LIVE arts and culture website, managing its arts calendar, expanding platform features, and driving social media engagement. The selected partner must also generate media coverage and web impressions for SF Music Week, rapidly match small non-profits with skilled volunteer staff, and provide loan readiness technical assistance. Additionally, the project requires managing the Third Street Cultural Economy Entrepreneur Fellows Program to track economic impacts, conducting door-to-door business engagement, identifying and registering ground floor vacancies, and referring businesses to City services. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the selected contractor to perform all work offsite at the contractor's own office location. The agency has not disclosed a set budget and is looking for proposals to define the cost structure. The agency will hold a virtual technical assistance conference on June 10, 2026. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 11, 2026. The evaluation criteria will focus on the bidder's ability to deliver the marketing, technical assistance, and community economic development services outlined in the request.