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SB 54 Needs Assessment: Consumer Education and Access (DRR24065)

Awarded

CalRecycle has awarded the contract to Travis Research Associates, Inc. on May 22, 2025.

Addenda:

Addendum 1, DRR24065 Addendum 1, (281 KB, PDF Document) was released April 10, 2025

Addendum 2, DRR24065 Addendum 2, (350 KB, PDF Document) was released May 6, 2025

This is a Request for Proposal, Primary (RFP(P)). The purpose of the Contract is to gather data to aid in the implementation of the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act [Senate Bill (SB) 54 (Allen, Chapter 75, Statutes of 2022)], which established a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage covered materials (i.e., single-use packaging and single-use plastic food service ware) in California. The data collected as part of this Contract shall be used by CalRecycle to contribute to the statewide needs assessment (PRC § 42067). To administer two separate surveys developed by CalRecycle to a representative sample of the California adult population (i.e., 18 years and older) to assess California residents: (Survey 1) perceived access to waste collection services, waste sorting behaviors, and knowledge of and participation in recycling (including green waste/organics recycling, or composting) and (Survey 2) participation in and knowledge of source reduction activities. Prepare and provide the collected survey response data and preliminary data analysis to CalRecycle in a format that aligns with the data management methods. Prepare and provide a final report detailing the findings of the surveys, including a detailed analysis of trends seen in the survey responses. IMPORTANT: Reference our CalRecycle website at www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Contracts for further information.

Advertisement Date: March 20, 2025

Submittal Due Date: April 21, 2025

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