Austin Afo #RFP 4200 BRS3011REBID

City of Austin state and federal legislative lobbying services

The City of Austin is seeking qualified firms or individuals to provide state and/or federal legislative lobbying and funding support. - Government buyer: City of Austin, Austin Financial Services – Central Procurement. - Services requested: State lobbying, federal lobbying, or both, including legislative and regulatory monitoring, policy analysis and advocacy, stakeholder engagement, hearing and meeting support, grant identification and application assistance, and monthly written reporting. - Focus areas: Energy, grant funding, healthcare, housing and land use, municipal finance, public safety, regulatory compliance, transportation and infrastructure, and water. - Pricing and requirements: Monthly retainer is capped at $14,000 and must include labor, travel, equipment, and other costs needed to perform the work. Separate administrative, overhead, per diem, travel-time, mileage, fuel, or stop-fee charges are not allowed. Retainer billing begins only when the City requests services, and the price is intended to remain constant year-round. - Term and options: Pricing lists an initial three-month period and six optional 12-month extensions. Another attachment describes a two-year initial term with up to two two-year extensions, so the contract-period descriptions are inconsistent. - Optional services: Offerors may provide hourly rates for related work outside the scope, but that pricing is not evaluated for award and purchases are not guaranteed. - OEMs and vendors: No specific OEMs, products, or prospective vendors are named. The City may award one or multiple contracts.

Description

The City of Austin seeks qualified individuals or firms to provide professional legislative state and federal lobbying services. Pricing is based on a monthly retainer, which begins only when the City requests services; the proposed monthly rate may not exceed $14,000 and must include the fees and costs needed to perform the work. The solicitation allows the City to award one or multiple contracts. Offers must be submitted through the procurement portal by December 1, 2026, before 2:00 PM CST.

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