City of Virginia Beach - Public Relations Services.docx

The document is a request for proposals (RFP) for public relations services issued by the City of Virginia Beach, Department of Convention and Visitors Bureau. The RFP seeks proposals for providing public relations services to promote the City of Virginia Beach as a tourism and convention destination. The services include media relations, social media management, crisis communications, and special event support. The term of the contract is one year with four optional one-year renewal periods. Proposals are due on December 15, 2022, and a mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on November 30, 2022. The City of Virginia Beach anticipates awarding the contract in January 2023.

The RFP outlines pricing requirements, including hourly rates for various staff levels and a not-to-exceed annual budget of $500,000. No set-asides are specified, and the incumbent provider is not named. Funding for the contract will be provided through the City's tourism promotion budget. Proposers must demonstrate experience providing similar services to government entities and the ability to meet the City's specific requirements for media relations, social media, and crisis communications.