tobaccoCalifornia's Department of Public Health is preparing to review its mid-six-figure anti-tobacco PR account with an RFP process to begin next week.

The California Tobacco Control Program expects to award a one-year pact with three option years for PR to reach the general market and select ethnic and priority populations.

Allison+Partners is the four-year incumbent.

Budget is $1.3M over the next two years.

The RFP will be released on May 27 with proposals due June 23. A voluntary pre-proposal webinar is slated for May 30.

Details: (PDF).