NIGP 96161: Public Speaking Services

NIGP 96161 Public Speaking Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure consulting and coaching services to prepare executives, staff, and community leaders for public presentations. Recent solicitations show demand for executive-level speech coaching, media training for leadership, campaign messaging development and rollout, and community education and outreach programs delivered by speakers or trained facilitators. The issuing bodies span regional commissions, state departments, county tourist development councils, municipal authorities, and city governments. These buyers are purchasing speaker coaching for flagship events (such as State of the Region addresses), media and crisis communication training for boards and executives, campaign production and strategic messaging for destination marketing and resilience initiatives, and outreach campaign execution in rural and disaster-affected communities.

Recent activity appears concentrated in Florida and the Pacific Northwest, with notable additional procurement from Georgia and Michigan. The Atlanta Regional Commission posted RFP747 for speaker consultant services to coach the Chief Executive Officer and community partners for a November 2026 State of the Region event, with proposals due July 27, 2026. Monroe County, Florida issued RFP646 on September 17, 2026 (due October 20, 2026) for campaign production, rollout, and management services spanning three years for Visit Florida Keys, weighted heavily toward creative concept development and content production across multiple media formats. The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), a Michigan municipal authority, solicited marketing and communication services in April 2026 with a May 22, 2026 response deadline, including media training for boards and executives and 24/7 crisis management counsel on a three-year contract beginning December 1, 2026. The Washington State Department of Commerce issued RFP 2026FEMAOE on July 13, 2026 (proposals due August 13, 2026) for energy resilience community outreach and education campaigns in Eastern Washington and the North Olympic Peninsula, restricted to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits with rural and disaster-community experience, with maximum funding of $230,000 on a reimbursement basis.