Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority would like to receive proposals from qualified Los Angeles or Orange County area-based providers of economic development and marketing services to promote Fairfax County, Virginia as a business location to California-based technology firms planning to expand their businesses to an East Coast location. The successful candidate or firm will qualify and contact technology companies throughout Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego areas) and the Bay Area (San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley) to identify their potential interest in establishing an office in Fairfax County, Virginia, build long-term relationships with the targeted companies, and create an ongoing interest in Fairfax County as a business location. Major target sectors include cybersecurity, data analytics, health IT, software development, biotechnology, defense and homeland security, digital media, medical devices, systems integration, aerospace and other emerging technology firms. Additionally, the successful candidate will have contacts within the venture capital community and be able to build relationships with venture capital firms and their portfolio companies.