Public Affairs and Government Relations Consulting

1GPA is a non-profit national governmental purchasing cooperative that enables members nationwide to use existing contracts for procuring goods and services. If you are a vendor looking to offer your products and services to our extensive network of members locally and across the U.S., respond to this solicitation for an opportunity. This allows our members to efficiently and cost-effectively purchase from local and national vendors.

This Request for Proposal (RFP) aims to establish a contract with highly qualified contractor(s) that provide a variety of public affairs and government relations consulting services to 1GPA Cooperative Members (Members) on an as-needed basis . The initial term of this cooperative contract will be for one (1) year with the potential of four (4) one-year extensions.

1GPA allows public agencies to use existing contracts to purchase the goods and services they need from local and national vendors. Eligible members include school districts, charter schools, universities, colleges, cities, towns, municipalities, counties, states, local governments, the federal government, Native American communities, fire districts, and any other political subdivision.

All of our contracts are approved and awarded by means of 1GPA’s lead governmental agency. A Lead Agency is a well-established and well-respected government entity that facilitates the competitive bidding process by being a part of the process from start to finish. We issue, evaluate, and award our contracts in a collaborative effort. The Lead Agency contributes its expertise pertaining to the solicitation process to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The Lead Agency also provides Board/Council Approval for the award of contracts resulting from each solicitation.

Paradise Valley Unified School District is the lead agency for this procurement.

The contract(s) established as a result of this solicitation will replace Contract 22-06PV for Public Affairs and Government Relations Consulting upon its expiration on February 10, 2027.