Fair-Time Services Blanket Advertisement

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, Fairs and Expositions Branch, oversees state-sponsored district fairs and is seeking a wide range of services. These services may include security (local law enforcement, private security, crowd control, building security, armored car service, event management), maintenance (janitorial, refuse removal, manure removal, pest control, dust inhibitor treatments), entertainment (talent agents/buyers, carnival operators), master concessions for food and alcohol, rentals (portable horse stalls, street sweepers, heavy equipment, parking and gate equipment, tents, booths, pipe and drape, livestock, portable stages, generators, portable bleachers, video screen equipment, projection services, portable trailers, portable lighting, portable fencing, portable toilets, golf carts, crane service), sound and lighting (stage lighting, stage sound, backline, and corresponding equipment), maintenance/minor construction projects under $10,000 (fencing, plumbing, roofing, gutters, bleacher repair, paving, building alterations, electrical, HVAC, concrete), medical services (ambulances, paramedics, first-aid centers, nurses, EMTs), marketing (sponsorships, marketing/PR agencies, social media managers, webmasters, printing, photography, videography, ticketing platforms), and gate, parking, and transportation services (staffing/coordination of parking, admission, gates, credentials, programs, bus transportation). Each fair manages its own bidders lists and awards its own contracts. Interested parties should contact individual fairs directly for contracting opportunities and refer to www.cdfa.ca.gov/fairsandexpositions for fair contact information.