This Solicitation seeks to fund one (1) Statewide Technical Assistance Provider (Statewide Provider). The contractor will provide specialized support on developing and disseminating new and existing messaging and communications from approved statewide campaigns, including the End Commercial Tobacco Campaign, and local policy initiatives. The purpose is to improve the awareness and delivery of local tobacco use prevention programs to priority populations and to provide statewide and regional communication and messaging technical assistance services to support local implementation of tobacco use prevention programs. This project will empower California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Prevention Program (CDPH/CTPP)-funded projects, as well as other state and local community partners to advance their work to end the tobacco epidemic in California. California’s social norm change strategy seeks to create an environment where tobacco use becomes less desirable, less acceptable, and less accessible through community interventions and the provision of statewide training and technical assistance. Capacity building is the engine powering this social change across California and plays a key role in the uptake of a single policy to facilitating the adoption of hundreds of tobacco policies statewide. The inclusion of expert and peer-to-peer models broadly disseminates both evidence-based and tacit community-based knowledge. To support the implementation of evidence-based practices and create healthier communities, the Statewide Provider will serve as an organizational hub to build capacity among CDPH/CTPP-funded projects to accelerate their work. For lists of currently funded projects, please visit the California Tobacco Control Branch Partners page on the CDPH website.
 

• 24-10417_Funding Opportunity Alert (PDF - 205.16 Kb)

The following entities and organizations are invited to apply for this Solicitation:

Organizational Type

1. Eligible entities include but are not limited to: California public or private non-profit entities with a permanent place of business in California or are qualified through the Secretary of State to do business in California are eligible to apply for these funds.
2. Proposers claiming private non-profit status must submit proof of their non-profit status with their Application. Certification from the State of California, Office of Secretary of State, and a letter from the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) classifying the agency as a non-profit agency is acceptable proof. For example, see Appendix 4: Sample Non-Profit Status Letter. This letter must be uploaded into the Additional Documents section of the Online Tobacco Information System (OTIS).
3. State of California agencies other than state universities, colleges, and community colleges are not eligible.
4. Local Health Departments, including Local Lead Agency (LLA) tobacco control programs defined pursuant to Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 104440, and County Offices of Education are ineligible for awards under this Solicitation.

Preferred Experience 
The Proposer and/or Subcontractors or Consultants should demonstrate the following: 

1. At least three (3) years of experience providing direct technical assistance and training at the statewide level to build the capacity of local programs, coalitions, and community groups to develop responsive messaging and communications to build public support around tobacco prevention efforts. 
2. At least three (3) years of experience supporting a cohesive tobacco prevention movement that engages and energizes state and local partners to support tobacco prevention efforts by developing educational materials, and the opportunities necessary to vocalize support for healthier communities most impacted by tobacco use and tobacco-related disease.  

Required Scope of Work (SOW)

Proposers are required to use the prescribed SOW intervention and evaluation activities that are pre-populated in OTIS. Please view Appendix 2: Prescribed Scope of Work. The prescribed activities are comprehensive and designed to support the objective. The objective and activities listed in the prescribed SOW include annotations labeled as “Additional Instructions” that provide additional context on and basis for the requirements. Proposers may propose one or more additional activities that are not listed in the applicable prescribed SOW in the Agency Capability section. Please note that it is not guaranteed that any proposed activity will be accepted. A proposed additional activity cannot be used as a substitution for any of the required activities in the SOW and cannot be used as a method to augment available funds. The Proposer is not required to submit an additional activity for consideration. Justification must be provided for all additional activities proposed and will be evaluated based on the relevance of the activity to the SOW and on how well it contributes to achieving the overall asset objective.

Certify No Tobacco Industry Conflict

To avoid any real or apparent conflict of interest, the Proposer must certify that it and any of its proposed subcontractors, employees, officers, and directors will not accept funding from nor have an affiliation, contractual relationship, or engage in a corporate responsibility with the tobacco industry, tobacco industry subsidiaries, electronic cigarette/vaping companies and cannabis companies, or related industries. Please see Appendix 5: Certification of Non-Acceptance of Tobacco Funds. With regard to universities or colleges, the Principal Investigator (PI) of the university or college must certify that they or any of the investigators associated with the contract (either paid, voluntary, or in-kind) have not received funding from nor had an affiliation or contractual relationship with a commercial tobacco company, electronic cigarette or cannabis company, any of its subsidiaries, or any company involved in the production, distribution or marketing of tobacco and electronic cigarette products, cannabis products, and related industries within the last five (5) years prior to the start date of the contract period. In addition, the PI of the university or college must certify that they or any of the investigators associated with this contract will not accept funding from, nor have an affiliation or contractual relationship with a tobacco company, any of its subsidiaries, or parent company during the term of the Agreement with CDPH/CTPP. The PI’s certification to this effect is required at the time the application is submitted.

• 24-10417 Statewide Training and TA (PDF - 337.96 Kb)


• APPENDIX 1_TOBACCO USE AND DISEASE BACKGROUND (PDF - 181.66 Kb)


• APPENDIX 2_PRESCRIBED SCOPE OF WORK (PDF - 1.33 Mb)


• APPENDIX 3_BACKGROUND AND AUTHORIZING LEGISLATION (PDF - 0.69 Mb)


• APPENDIX 4_SAMPLE NON-PROFIT STATUS LETTER (PDF - 2.39 Mb)


• APPENDIX 5_CERTIFICATION OF NON-ACCEPTANCE OF TOBACCO FUNDS (PDF - 1.80 Mb)


• APPENDIX 6_TCFOR USER INSTRUCTIONS (PDF - 1.91 Mb)


• APPENDIX 7_INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSING THE OTIS APPLICANT TRAINING COURSE (PDF - 3.67 Mb)


• APPENDIX 8_PROPOSAL SCORING CRITERIA (PDF - 298.84 Kb)


• APPENDIX 9_BUDGET PROPOSAL (PDF - 132.62 Kb)


• APPENDIX 10_COST PROPOSAL AND NARRATIVE (PDF - 251.31 Kb)


• APPENDIX 11_COMPARABLE STATE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATIONS (PDF - 0.67 Mb)


• APPENDIX 12_CTPP PROGRAM LETTER 18-01 INCENTIVE MATERIALS (PDF - 1.54 Mb)


• APPENDIX 13_CALIFORNIA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL (PDF - 3.08 Mb)


• APPENDIX 14_CALIFORNIA TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL (PDF - 3.53 Mb)


• APPENDIX 15_ADDITIONAL TOBACCO PREVENTION FUNDING (PDF - 1.85 Mb)


• APPENDIX 16_CALIFORNIA CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS ATTACHMENT (PDF - 1.13 Mb)


• APPENDIX 17_PREFERENCE PROGRAMS (PDF - 0.70 Mb)


• APPENDIX 18_COMMERCIALLY USEFUL FUNCTION (CUF) CERTIFICATION (PDF - 112.00 Kb)


• APPENDIX 19_NON-SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTOR PREFERENCE INSTRUCTIONS (PDF - 2.08 Mb)


• APPENDIX 20_BIDDER DECLARATION (GSPD-05-105) (PDF - 269.76 Kb)


• APPENDIX 21_GENAI (STD 1000) (PDF - 0.77 Mb)


• APPENDIX 22_DARFUR CONTRACTING ACT (PDF - 0.71 Mb)


• APPENDIX 23_DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DECLARATION (DGS PD 843) (PDF - 0.98 Mb)

• 24-10417 Exhibit A (PDF - 102.22 Kb)


• 24-10417 Exhibit B (PDF - 108.51 Kb)


• 24-10417 Exhibit D (PDF - 207.28 Kb)


• 24-10417 Exhibit E (PDF - 135.89 Kb)


• 24-10417 Exhibit F (PDF - 126.21 Kb)


• 24-10417 STD 213 (PDF - 49.72 Kb)

An optional Informational Webinar will be uploaded on the TCFOR website on Thursday, October 17 to assist those intending to apply. The purpose of the Informational Webinar is to provide interested parties with an additional overview of the Solicitation requirements. 

• CG 24-10417 Webinar

*CDPH reserves the right to amend dates at any time during the Solicitation process.

** Final Awards cannot be made until all appeals have been resolved.

The maximum award for the full 60-month period is $2,000,000. Funding is contingent upon available revenues, appropriation by the Legislature and the Governor, multi-year spending authority, and CDPH/CTPP funding priorities and/or legal or administrative limitations.

For technical assistance regarding the use of the TCFOR or Online Tobacco Information System (OTIS) websites, please email CTPP-KMU@cdph.ca.gov.

For all questions regarding this solicitation, including clarification on materials, instructions, or requirements, please email CTPPCompetitiveGrants@cdph.ca.gov. Please include “CTPP Solicitation 24-10417” in the subject line. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted by Thursday, October 31, 2024*. Responses will be posted to TCFOR by Thursday, November 7, 2024*.

*Dates are tentative.

• Other Materials
• OTIS Setup Account Process Checklist (PDF - 85.71 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for New Applicants Checklist (PDF - 62.45 Kb)
• TCFOR Process for OTIS Account User Checklist (PDF - 89.50 Kb)
• New SSO-MFA Applicant (PDF - 0.51 Mb)