Bids must be submitted to the Procurement Department, San Diego Convention Center. The process is straightforward: Go to our site search, enter your criteria (such as destination, dates, group or event size) and click "Find" to see properties.A preproposal conference will be held on the Date and Time listed in Schedule, and at the offices of the County of San. The Sponsored Projects Office (SPO) serves the UC San Diego Research Community with high-quality expertise to support sponsored research administration. The District's process solicits sealed bids using an Invitation to Bid (ITB) or a Request for Proposal (RFP).