On March 17, 2020, at the request of the Governor of California and the Sonoma County Public Health Officer, the Tribe closed River Rock Casino, and with it OHOSA. Named for the Southern Pomo word for smoke and echoing the Tribe’s ancestral use of native tobacco, OHOSA is located inside River Rock Casino on the Tribe’s Rancheria, outside the small, rural town of Geyserville in northern Sonoma County, CA.

It also includes a small gift shop where it sells Native American jewelry and River Rock Casino apparel (shirts, caps, etc.). OHOSA Tobacco Shop sells both Native American and national brand cigarettes, as well as a wide selection of cigars. The Tribe is looking for a consultant who can help provide OHOSA with a competitive advantage through the development of an e-commerce platform.

Because OHOSA Tobacco Shop is located in River Rock Casino, the pandemics effects on casino business have hurt OHOSA’s bottom line. In the midst of rapidly changing conditions, businesses still need to deliver quality products/experiences while protecting customers from new health risks. With its resulting “lockdowns” and “shelter-in-place” orders, the coronavirus pandemic has been especially hard on the hospitality and tourist industries, which have always depended on mobility and public safety. The Tribe is in the process of developing an economic recovery and resilience plan to address the impacts of COVID-19, which has had a devastating effect on the economy of northern California. The Tribe is looking for a consultant who can complete this project within 6 months. The Tribe is looking for a consultant who will work with the Tribal Board of Directors and OHOSA management in a collaborative process to evaluate the OHOSA web presence, redesign it in light of new economic and public safety conditions, and create an e-commerce platform for OHOSA.Ĭonsultant responsibilities will include the design/creation/production of mechanical files for development of an e-commerce platform for OHOSA, including the creative development and production of a new home page and subpages delivery of creative executions for all pages, with full-color comps and working with the Tribe to determine the final file type of mechanical files. The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians seeks the services of an established web design consultant or consulting firm to provide technical assistance to OHOSA Tobacco Shop as it recovers from the public health crisis and related economic downtown, and builds economic resilience going forward.

River rock casino ohosa smoke shop