County of Santa Cruz

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Buyer type:: County
Location:: Santa Cruz, CA
Country:: US

County of Santa Cruz RFPs

Active opportunities open for bidding

Upper East Zayante PM 1.18 Storm Damage Repair Project RFP
Posted
Oct 15, 2026
Closes
Nov 12, 2026
Work includes 2 EA portable signal systems (ea); 200 LF temporary traffic stripe (paint); 75 LF temporary barrier system; 125 LF temporary reinforced silt fence; 1 ls contractor-supplied biologist (ls); 24 CY structure excavation (soldier pile wall); 16 CY structure backfill (soldier pile wall); 13 CY lean concrete backfill; 300 LF steel soldier pile (w14x82); 1 LS clean and paint steel soldier piling; 10 EA guard railing delineator; 93.75 LF midwest guardrail system (steel post); 2 LS alternative in-line terminal system (tl-2); 800 SF rolled erosion control product (jute mesh). See attached file.
Culturally Responsive Early Intervention Access RFP
Posted
Oct 19, 2026
Closes
Dec 4, 2026
Provide parents and caregivers with education, guidance, and early support to help them respond to their children's emotional, behavioral, and developmental needs and strengthen family well-being and prevent escalation to higher levels of care. Offer culturally responsive, lgbtq+ affirming support, resources, and early intervention services that promote the behavioral health and well-being of lgbtq+ youth, strengthening family support and connection and linkage to mental health and substance use services for monolingual spanish- and indigenous-language-speaking families.
Disaster Day-One & Public Assistance Cost Recovery Support Services (Request for Proposal)
Posted
Oct 19, 2026
Closes
Nov 20, 2026
Provide disaster day-one & public assistance cost recovery support services.

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Buyer Attributes

Key metrics and characteristics

Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
194942
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
2,724.2
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
258,852
Procurement Difficulty Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
72 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
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Procurement Difficulty Score
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- Sole Source: If sale is less than $105,001, use sole source. Avoid; approvals are rare and the process is opaque.
- Coops: Frequently procures through BuyBoard, NASPO ValuePoint, OMNIA Partners, and Sourcewell; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
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Sole Source
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- County of Santa Cruz, CA: Sole source is high-risk with rare approvals. Board approval required over $105,001. Process is opaque—pivot effort to cooperative purchasing.
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Cooperatives
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- The County has used cooperative purchasing before (known customer of BuyBoard/PEPPM). You can gain access to the recommended cooperative path by reaching out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform.
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