About this opportunity
AI summaryThe government authority located in North Miami Beach, FL requires federal lobbying services to advance its federal legislative priorities and pursue federal appropriations and grant opportunities. The selected firm will advise on legislative strategy, monitor federal regulatory developments, support innovative utility management approaches, and advocate for water and wastewater infrastructure priorities throughout federal funding processes. Eligibility is restricted to onshore USA organizations, and performance of the work will be offsite. Vendors must submit all questions no later than November 16, 2026. The resulting contract period will run for three years, and the city is currently seeking budget proposals.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- City of North Miami Beach
Scope of work
- Assist the city in advancing federal legislative priorities
- Pursue federal appropriations and grant opportunities
- Monitor federal legislation and regulatory developments
- Support innovative approaches to utility management, infrastructure financing, and service delivery
- Advise on federal legislative strategy, congressional appropriations timing, coalition-building, and agency engagement
- Advocate for water and wastewater infrastructure priorities throughout federal authorization and appropriations processes
- Advocate for federal legislative policies, appropriations, grants, and financing supporting wastewater collection system improvements
- Support treatment capacity development, regulatory compliance, water quality protection, sewer overflow reduction, and septic-to-sewer conversions
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (USA Organization Only)
- Must register with and use the E-Verify system
Documents to include with your response
- Contractor's Proposal
- Certificates of Insurance
- Written statement detailing employee count or Certificate of Exemption if exempt from Worker's Compensation
- List of all current clients subject to the jurisdiction of the City
- Subcontractor E-Verify affidavits
Key dates
- Questions due
- November 16, 2026
Contract details
- Term
- Three (3) year period from the date of the executed contract, with options for two (2) additional one (1) year periods
- Estimated value
- Looking for Proposal
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Insurance and bonding
- Professional liability minimum $1,000,000; Worker's Compensation per FS 440; General Liability minimum $1,000,000/person, $2,000,000/occurrence; Auto Liability minimum $1,000,000/person, $2,000,000/occurrence.