RISE is accepting responses for the following open solicitations.
RISE Solicitation: Request for Proposal for Legal Services
Posted: December 7, 2021
Responses due by: December 22, 2021, 5:00 p.m. ET
Proposals shall be submitted by email to barbarawalker@riseresilience.org
RISE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization looking for proposals for Legal Services.
Background:
RISE supports the development of a new industry cluster around resilience in the Hampton Roads region. RISE’s goal is to advance the region’s position as a resilience innovation hub for entrepreneurs with new resilience-building technologies, products, and services to test, validate, demonstrate, and build into viable businesses.
RISE achieves this by:
● Surfacing resilience challenges faced by key stakeholders operating in coastal environments
● Conducting challenges to source innovative solutions to the resilience challenges identified by stakeholders
● Brokering access to the Hampton Roads living laboratory for innovators looking to evaluate, validate and demonstrate their resilience products and services
● Accelerating the growth of businesses offering innovative solutions to coastal resilience challenges by providing access to funding, business mentorship and other resources
Since 2018 RISE has completed four Coastal Community Resilience Challenges resulting in more than twenty small businesses piloting solutions in Hampton Roads. Our 2021 Challenge was the most popular to date, attracting one hundred applications and resulting in six finalists. For an overview of our Challenges and Solution Builders, please visit: https://riseresilience.org/past-challenges/
RISE has recently launched the RISE 2022 Coastal Resilience Challenge in October 2021.
Scope of Work
The Offeror shall be readily available to perform the following legal services, as requested by the RISE staff and/or Board of Directors:
1. Review, draft, and negotiate contracts and leases
2. Advise on corporate and tax‐exempt organization legal issues
3. Advise on individual labor and employment matters
4. Review personnel, fiscal and other policies, as well as corporate by‐laws
5. Attend Board of Directors and Committee meetings as necessary
6. Advise on government (federal and state) grant and contract issues
7. Advise on responses to subpoenas, court orders, and requests for information from third parties
8. Defend lawsuits, administrative claims, or other legal claims
9. Conduct litigation as necessary
10. Other legal services as needed
Submission:
A. Legal Experience. Experience should include the following categories:
a. Experience advising nonprofit organizations.
b. Experience advising clients conducting similar programs and government‐funded
services.
c. Prior experience of the individual attorneys with respect to the required experience listed above.
B. Billing Breakdown. Offeror shall be prepared to submit detailed billing statements for all services billed at an hourly rate, if any, broken down into time increments of no more than a quarter hour. Offeror shall also include summaries of work performed and time spent on services performed under a flat monthly fee. Please indicate any tasks you are unable to complete.
C. SAM.GOV Registration. The federal funds used for this procurement will require that the awardee must have a DUNS number and be registered on SAM.GOV (with no exclusions). Respondents should indicate if they have the DUNS number and SAM.GOV registration, or if they intend to obtain them. Either case will allow their response to be considered.
Proposals with cost estimates should be e-mailed on company letterhead and e-mailed to Barbara Walker, barbarawalker@riseresilience.org with the subject line “Proposal for Legal Services.” Please email with any questions or concerns.
Responses due by: December 22, 2021, 5:00 p.m. ET
Solicitation can be viewed HERE.
RISE Solicitation: Website Development and Marketing
Responses are due by 12pm EDT, September 3rd, 2021.
Scope of Work
RISE is looking for the following services:
Website Development and Design:
- Enhancement/redesign of RISE’s current website riseresilience.org while (preferably) maintaining the current domain and continuing to use WordPress. The primary goals of the redesign are to:
- Provide content and information for our primary audiences, including interactive graphics and photography, video, and modern design that is optimized for mobile
- Provide better UX for defined audience segments
- Promote the upcoming 2022 Challenge
- Provide supporting documentation/information for Challenge applicants
- Install website analytics to enable visitor tracking
- Provide training to the RISE staff to manage the website content.
- The ability to provide website analytics and visitor tracking.
- Development of a native blog page and training for the RISE staff on updates and maintenance of content.
Marketing and Media needs:
- Design custom flyers for the 2021 Challenge and its multiple topic areas.
- Create an overview brochure about RISE, its programs and achievement.
- Capture or procure professional photos for website and marketing collateral of the Hampton Roads region and other relevant images relevant to RISE’s mission, programs and achievements.
- Provide guidance and support surrounding social media and digital strategies.
If you are interested in bidding, please provide your best itemized cost estimate (hourly rates) for the above tasking and portfolio samples. Please indicate any tasks you are unable to complete.
The federal funds used for this procurement will require that the awardee must have a DUNS number and be registered on sam.gov. Respondents should indicate if they have the DUNS number and sam.gov registration, or if they intend to obtain them. Either case will allow their response to be considered.
Proposals with cost estimates should be e-mailed on company letterhead and e-mailed to Barbara Walker, barbarawalker@riseresilience.org with the subject line “Website Development and Marketing Services” Re-design cost estimate”. Please email with any questions or concerns.
Solicitation can be viewed HERE.
RISE Solicitation: Social Media and Digital Marketing Services
Responses are due by 12pm EDT, September 3rd, 2021.
Scope of Work
RISE is looking for the following social media/digital marketing services:
- Planning: Collaborate with RISE to design comprehensive, holistic social media plans that meet determined objectives and address the needs of targeted audiences and campaigns
- Production/Creative: Write, design, capture, and produce weekly social content, including copy, graphics, and photography/videography for RISE social media and digital channels:
- Three content designs per week (approximately 12 per month) prepared for multiple social media platforms
- One photo shoot per month, including location shoots within 25-mile radius, on a predetermined topic appropriate for posting on digital channels to promote brand awareness or specific campaign objectives
- One video per month, including location shoots within 25-mile radius, on a predetermined topic appropriate for posting on digital channels to promote brand awareness or specific campaign objectives
- Weekly check-ins and editorial collaboration to define brand voice and copy/content
- Monthly check-ins to determine strategic goals and content calendar
- Challenge Campaign Coverage: Planning and execution of campaign to encourage applications and awareness for upcoming Coastal Resilience Challenge, including development of copy, graphics and assets
- Paid Media Strategy: Develop occasional unique platform-driven strategies to increase awareness, consideration and conversion of target audiences through paid media planning and buying including, but not limited to, targeted digital ads on multiple platforms when appropriate
- Analytics and Reporting: Deliver reports to review campaign performance, provide analytics and insights based on mutually determined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Submission:
If you are interested in bidding, please provide your best itemized cost estimate (monthly rates) for the above tasking and portfolio samples. Please indicate any tasks you are unable to complete. Proposals with cost estimates should be e-mailed on company letterhead and e-mailed to Barbara Walker, betsyhnath@riseresilience.org with the subject line “Social Media and Digital Marketing Services.” Please email with any questions or concerns.
Solicitation can be viewed HERE.