LEGAL-17480 - USA (Tampa, Florida) - Federal Governmental Affairs Consulting and Lobbying Services - Deadline September 3,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide federal governmental affairs consulting and lobbying services to the government authority located in Tampa, FL.• Represent the authority and lobby various federal legislative and executive agencies, boards, and councils on issues.• Advocate on behalf of the authority to support legislation on specific bills and issues of interest and benefit to the authority and make follow up contact with congressional members, key congressional staff, and executive agencies as appropriate to check status of such legislation.• Coordinate authority federal legislative activities with comparable activities of other airport trade groups and similar aviation related interests.• Assist in developing an annual federal legislative agenda to be presented to authority executive management for adoption.• Provide legal advice, assistance, and training on matters pertaining to compliance with the lobbying disclosure act.• Provide reports or presentations as directed.• Facilitate periodic scheduled meetings on matters of interest to the authority legislative program with congressional members, executive agencies, and their respective staff members.• Keep informed of the projects and activities of the airports and advise of pending legislation or regulations that might materially impact those projects and activities.• Keep informed of the projects and activities of various federal agencies and advise of possible programs and activities for which the authority may make application.• Proactively identify, prioritize, and monitor issues and opportunities for the authority with respect to items under consideration by the federal legislature and other federal agencies.• Monitor all federal legislative and agency proposals to determine possible impacts or opportunities to the authority.• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with federal agencies and officers as well as elected officials and members of their respective staff.(2) A non–mandatory pre–bid conference will be held on August 07, 2026.(3) All question must be submitted no later than August 12, 2026.(4) A contract period will be for one year.