Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), an instrumentality of the State of Georgia with its office located at 229 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, is seeking proposals from firms experienced in federal public affairs services as outlined below. The vendor(s) will provide all equipment, personnel, expertise, facilities, financial resources, and management for this service. All proposals shall be presented in a unit price for hourly labor and shall contain any other information requested herein. Professional services would be provided to ARC for a 12- month period beginning October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, with an option to renew for up to four (4) additional terms. Selected vendors should be prepared to sign a standard ARC contract for services which contains required federal and state clauses. A copy of this boilerplate language is attached. This RFP may result in multiple awards with the right reserved to grant all or part of this project to one or more firms. If multiple firms are selected to provide specific services, those services will be contractually delegated to that firm. It is also permissible to firms to collaborate on submissions to cover multiple points on the political spectrum as the services needed are not relegated to one policy area only. Additionally, firms shall work with the ARC government affairs staff as directed. Education and Outreach • The selected firm(s), upon request from ARC, shall monitor and advise the agency, and, as appropriate, seek to seek to educate policy makers on interests important to, and a function of, the Atlanta region and ARC, as directed by government affairs staff. Education and outreach will likely include, but is not limited to, feedback on policy based information requests, technical or factual presentations regarding ARC’s work in the Atlanta region on issues such as transportation, aging services, workforce development, homeland security, natural resources, appropriations or providing nonpartisan analysis, study, or research reports. • The Consultant shall advise ARC on maintaining necessary liaisons with Members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation, as well as Congress in general, to keep the public informed on work of the agency. Such assistance shall be in coordination with the work performed by the ARC’s government affairs staff. Emphasis shall be placed on managing relationships with the Georgia Congressional Delegation, with special emphasis placed in EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES 5 the service areas served by ARC, as well as with other Members of key House and Senate Committees including, but not limited to: o House Appropriations o House Budget o House Education & Labor o House Homeland security o House Natural Resources o House Transportation & Infrastructure o Senate Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs o Senate Environment & Public Works
