CRISIS/EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMUNICATIONS

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) issued RFP 20‑02 to secure professional communications services covering both crisis/emergency response and legislative public‑affairs activities across its nine‑college system. After competitive evaluation, the District announced intent to award the contract to two firms, Imprenta Communications Group and Mozaic Media & Communications, Inc. The contract provides a two‑year base period with the possibility of up to three one‑year extensions, requiring 24/7 crisis communications capability, multilingual content creation, and comprehensive legislative outreach support. Key points include: • Scope: Crisis / emergency communications (24 / 7 on‑call, media monitoring, multilingual outreach) and legislative/public‑affairs communications (media kits, stakeholder briefings, policy messaging). • Award: Two vendors selected; contract effective July 9 2020; base term 2 years with up to three optional one‑year extensions. • Procurement: Open competition, full and open competition; evaluation weighted heavily on qualifications and fee schedule; small‑business, local, and veteran certifications receive a 10 % scoring advantage.