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California Beauty Brand Accelerator: Australia and India Request for Proposals (RFP)

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0000040078State & Local

Submission Closed09/17/2026, 03:00:00 AM UTC

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The State of California, through the GO-Biz Business Services Unit, is seeking proposals for the California Beauty Brand Accelerator program under tender number 0000040078. The selected contractor will be responsible for creating and implementing a beauty accelerator specifically designed to help California small businesses expand into the Australian and Indian markets. A primary requirement of the contract is the recruitment of 20 California-based small businesses to participate in the program. Proposals must be submitted by the closing date of September 16, 2026, at 8:00 PM. Interested vendors should coordinate with the Business Services Unit via email for further inquiries and may be required to register on the State of California's official website to participate in the bidding process. Performance for this initiative is centered in West Sacramento, California.

General Info

California seeks a contractor to help 20 small beauty businesses enter global markets.

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State of California

NAICS

561920 - Convention and Trade Show Organizers

Place of Performance

CA, USA

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PhaseClosed

PostedAug 14

Solicitation

Response DeadlineSep 17

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Submission Closed

09/17/2026, 03:00:00 AM UTC

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State of California California Beauty Brand Accelerator: Australia and India Request for Proposals (RFP) Tender # 0000040078 Closing Date : 09/16/2026 at 20:00 PM Contact: Business Services Unit Email: GO-Biz.BSU@gobiz.ca.gov Details: GO-Biz is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to provide services to create and implement a beauty accelerator program focused on the Australian and Indian markets. The contractor will ultimately also be responsible for recruiting 20 California small business to participate the accelerator. Disclaimer: This bid is researched and provided for information purposes only. To participate in this bid opportunity, interested vendors are sometimes required to register on the State of California's website. Please refer to the originating organization for any information relating to this. Direct all queries pertaining to the language, the content or any missing or inaccurate information within this abstract to its originator, as indicated in the advertisement. Note: When you click on the link below, a new window will open to the site where you can locate more information regarding this bid. You may need to search the site to locate the bid. View Bid Information Biddingo.com is not responsible for the contents of the third party site and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third party web sites. If you decide to access them, you do so at your own risk.