Public Relations Services - City of Virginia Beach

The City of Virginia Beach, Department of Convention and Visitors Bureau, is seeking proposals for public relations services to promote the City as a tourism and convention destination. The required services include media relations, social media management, crisis communications, and special event support. The contract term is one year with four optional one-year renewal periods. Proposals are due on February 28, 2024, and a mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on January 30, 2024. The City anticipates awarding the contract in April 2024. 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. The RFP outlines pricing requirements, including hourly rates for various staff levels and a not-to-exceed annual budget of $500,000.

The RFP does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent provider is not named, and no existing infrastructure or technology requiring integration is mentioned. The possible award value is up to $500,000 annually, subject to the City's tourism promotion budget.