City of North Miami Opengov #RFP-2026-087

Federal lobbying services for North Miami Beach water and wastewater priorities

The City of North Miami Beach is seeking federal advocacy support for NMB Water’s water and wastewater priorities. - Buyer: City of North Miami Beach; Public Utilities Department (NMB Water), Procurement Management Division. - Scope: Federal lobbying and government-relations services, including congressional and federal-agency engagement, funding advocacy, policy monitoring, strategic advice, and recurring reporting and briefings. - Funding priorities: Federal appropriations, congressionally directed spending, grants, loans, and financing programs, including EPA programs, State Revolving Funds, WIFIA, and FEMA programs. - Infrastructure priorities: Norwood Water Treatment Plant resilience, advanced metering, lead service-line replacement, water-main rehabilitation, wastewater improvements and capacity, nutrient removal, PFAS/PFOA, biosolids, water reuse, and eligible septic-to-sewer conversions. - Notable requirements: The work is limited to federal advocacy; state lobbying and state-agency advocacy are excluded. The selected firm must have at least five years of relevant federal government-relations experience serving Florida local governments or utilities, document a recent federal water or wastewater utility award, provide three comparable references, and ensure lead lobbyists meet federal registration and disclosure requirements. - Reporting and coordination: Monthly written activity reports and funding-tracking updates, deadline and urgent notifications, and quarterly strategic briefings; coordination with City staff, consultants, and authorized regional partners. - Pricing: All-inclusive fixed annual fee billed in equal monthly installments. Initial-term pricing is fixed; renewal pricing may be adjusted by CPI, capped at 3% annually. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers or service vendors are named in the solicitation.

Description

The City of North Miami Beach is seeking qualified firms to provide federal lobbying and government relations services related to water and wastewater infrastructure and utility policy. The scope includes federal advocacy before Congress and federal agencies, pursuit of appropriations and funding opportunities, policy and regulatory monitoring, coordination with City leadership, and recurring activity reports and strategic briefings. The engagement is limited to federal advocacy; state legislative lobbying and Florida appropriations advocacy are excluded from the base scope. The initial contract term is three years, with two optional one-year renewals.

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