(1) Vendor needs to provide destination stewardship and marketing service. – Encourage destination stewardship through balancing the needs of the destination and the Salem community at large and incorporating sustainable tourism values. – Collaborate and lead initiatives with the local partners that serve the tourism economy and its sustainability, including advocacy on behalf of the tourism sector in the community. – Assist in implementation of the programs, policies, ordinances, and other measures that may relate to travel, tourism, marketing, and visitor services. – Collect and analyze data, whether via organization efforts and working with a data collection entity, to determine tourism trends and visitor habits to support the destination. – The organization should operate in an open and welcoming manner, and have broad representation of all facets of a diverse tourism community. – Create and maintain progress on overall strategy for tourism planning, development, and marketing, adjusting it as needed to incorporate sustainable tourism and destination stewardship principles. – Develop and distribute an annual visitors guide in print and online. – Organize and implement familiarization trips for press and tour operators. (2) The contract period will be for three years.