Professional Lobbyist Services - Budget - Up to 95,000.00 USD

The government authority in New Orleans, Louisiana is seeking professional lobbyist services to provide comprehensive, strategic, and results-driven legislative and intergovernmental affairs representation. The agency needs to advance its district interests before governmental bodies, develop advocacy strategies aligned with its legislative priorities, and receive timely analysis on legislative, regulatory, and policy matters. The selected partner will represent the agency before the State and the City, conduct research, and prepare reports on related issues as requested. The scope of work requires developing and implementing a proactive strategy to advance the agency legislative agenda and adopted priorities. The chosen provider must advocate before elected and appointed officials of the state and the Legislature regarding authorization, appropriations, and regulatory matters. Additionally, the agency requires proactive and responsive communication with state and city officials regarding programmatic issues. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency will allow the performance of the work to be conducted offsite. The contract period will span one year, and the agency has established a budget of up to 95,000.00 USD for these services. The agency will host a virtual pre-bid meeting on July 2, 2026. Bidders must submit all questions no later than July 8, 2026. The final deadline for proposal submission is July 21, 2026.