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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 period beginning March 8, 2027, through September 30, 2028, with an option to renew for up to two (2) terms of two years each. Selected vendors should be prepared to sign a standard ARC contract for services which contains required federal and state clauses.
All documents must be combined and submitted as one complete proposal.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
ARC Federal Public Affairs Services
I. PURPOSE
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 period
beginning March 8, 2027, through September 30, 2028, with an option to renew for up to two (2)
terms of two years each. 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.
II. ANTICIPATED TIMELINE
The timetable for this RFP is presented below:
Activity Target Date (All times are EST)
Issue Request for Proposal October 29, 2026
Technical Questions Due November 10, 2026 (3:00 PM)
Responses to Technical Questions November 13, 2026, Responses will be
posted to the ARC website.
The vendor(s) will provide all equipment, personnel, expertise, facilities, financial resources, and management for federal public affairs services, priced at a unit price for hourly labor, working with ARC government affairs staff as directed.
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Source: Georgia Procurement Registry (solicitation PE-29016-NONST-2027-000000077), retrieved via the Georgia Procurement Registry (DOAS). View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.