ADVERT_-_RFP_LOBBYIST_SERVICES.pdf

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RFP State and Federal Lobbyist Services
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Benton County, Oregon

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This document is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by Benton County, Oregon for State and Federal Lobbyist Services. The County is seeking a consultant to work with them to develop legislative priorities for each fiscal year and advocate for those priorities at the state and federal levels, including monitoring appropriations cycles and grant deadlines. The RFP will allow the County to select and retain a consultant to perform these duties. Responses to the RFP are due by November 15, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. local time. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and to make an award in the best interest of the County.

The RFP indicates that the County will not pay any amount that exceeds a fixed price, guaranteed maximum price or other maximum price specified in the contract, unless the amount results from material changes to the scope of work agreed to by both parties. The solicitation document can be downloaded from the County's website, and addenda and clarifications will be posted there as well.

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BENTON COUNTY, OREGON

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYIST SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CORVALLIS, OREGON

Advertisement for Proposals

Notice is hereby given that Benton County, Oregon is seeking Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified consultants experienced in state and federal legislative programs and resources who are interested in providing professional lobbyist services to further the County’s legislative goals and priorities.

The general scope of work includes: State and Federal Lobbying Services on behalf of Benton

County.

The objective is to retain a consultant who will work with the County to develop its legislative priorities each fiscal year and work with legislators at the state and federal levels, as well as agency and department staff to advance the County legislative priorities in Salem and

Washington D.C.; monitor the state’s appropriations cycles and grant deadlines; and other appropriate state and federal activities.

The RFP will allow Benton County to select and retain a consultant to perform duties as listed.

Responses will be reviewed, scored, and ranked according to the criteria defined in this solicitation document.

The County will not pay any amount that exceeds a fixed price, guaranteed maximum price or other maximum price specified in the contract unless the amount results from material changes to the scope of work set forth in the contract and the parties to the contract agree in writing to the material changes.

The Request for Proposal and supporting documents can be downloaded from the Benton County website at https://www.co.benton.or.us/rfps or a printed copy can be requested at actual cost by contacting Benton County Financial Services, 4500 SW Research Way, Corvallis, Oregon

97333, or phone (541) 766-6808, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

5:00 p.m.

It is imperative that those who download the solicitation documents check the website regularly for addenda, clarifications, and other notifications that may be pertinent. In addition, all respondents known by Benton County Financial Services to have received a complete set of the solicitation documents will receive email notifications when additional items are posted to the website. For questions or clarifications regarding the project, contact: Rick

DocuSign Envelope ID: 34FDBC9C-FFFB-44FD-ACCC-B9F0A4B459D3 https://www.co.benton.or.us/rfps

Crager, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, at rick.crager@bentoncountyor.gov or at 541-766-

6808.

RFP responses shall be sealed and marked plainly as STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYIST

SERVICES, and submitted to Benton County Financial Services, Attention: Gabrielle Dibble or

Karen Vaughn, 4500 SW Research Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97333, by Wednesday, November

15th, 2023 no later than 4:00p.m. local time.

Proposals received after this date will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. Faxed or e-mail proposals will not be accepted. All items contained in the invitation and RFP document are applicable in preparing proposals. Each proposal must contain a statement as to whether the responder is a resident bidder as defined by ORS 279A.120.

The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to add or delete items, to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in any proposal, to postpone the acceptance of the proposal and the award for a period not to exceed sixty (60) working days from the proposal due date, and to make the award that is in the best interest of Benton County. The County may reject any proposal not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and submission requirements; and may reject for good cause any and all proposals upon a finding of the County that it is in the public interest to do so.

Dated: 10/24/23

By: Rick Crager, Chief Financial Officer

Publish: Daily Journal of Commerce: October 25th, 2023

DocuSign Envelope ID: 34FDBC9C-FFFB-44FD-ACCC-B9F0A4B459D3

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