RFQ 2026-024 - Advocacy and Lobbying before the Texas Legislature and State Agencies

AI Summary

The City of Waco seeks a governmental affairs consultant experienced in lobbying and advocacy before the Texas Legislature and State Agencies. The consultant will act as trusted advisors and lobbyists with strong state government relationships. References from other municipalities are required.

Opportunity details

Solicitation No.: 239200
Type / RFx: RFQ
Status: Open
Level: city
Published Date: Invalid Date
Due Date: Invalid Date
NAICS Code: 541820 AI guide
Jurisdiction: City of Waco
State: Texas
Agency: City of Waco

Description

The City of Waco (“City”) is seeking to retain the services of a governmental affairs consultant that possesses signiﬁcant demonstrable experience in lobbying and advocacy at the State level, particularly the Texas Legislature and Texas State Agencies. The selected consultant will represent the City as trusted advisors, lobbyists, and expert navigators and shall demonstrate strong relationships with members of the Texas State Legislature, representatives of the City, as well as state government staffers in Austin, including governmental agencies, other industry lobbyists, and organizations. The applicant must provide references from other represented municipalities.

Commodity Codes

Commodity Codes: NIGP 91826 Public Relations Consulting NIGP 91832 Consulting Services (Not Otherwise Classified) NIGP 91858 Governmental Consulting NIGP 91890 Strategic Planning and Consulting NIGP 96151 Lobby Services NIGP 96672 Printing of Annotated Laws, Rules, and Changes from the Legislature, Courts, etc. (Copyrighted)

Events & Timeline

Status	Event Name	Location	Description	Dates	Mandatory
Ongoing	Open Date	Online Portal	Posting date for the Opportunity	Jun 4th 2026, 8:00 AM CDT	N/A
Upcoming	Questions Due Date	Online Portal	Deadline to submit Questions	Jun 15th 2026, 5:00 PM CDT	N/A
Upcoming	Close Date	Online Portal	Deadline for Submissions	Jun 23rd 2026, 2:00 PM CDT	N/A

Requested Information

Note: Template files for the items below (BidTables, Questionnaires) are available in the Attachments section of this opportunity.

Name	Type	# Files	Requirement
Qualification Request	File Type: PDF (.pdf)	1	Required
Appendix C Required Forms	File Type: PDF (.pdf)	1	Required

Attachments

RFQ_2026-024__F2__60226.pdf

Key dates

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Invalid DateResponses Due

AI classification tags

governmental consulting lobby services advocacy services legislative consulting public relations consulting strategic planning

Frequently asked questions

SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.