The publicly owned corporation that promotes British Columbia's multibillion-dollar timber industry around the world is reaching out for proposals to guide strategic communications and PR.

canadaThe province is a key wood supplier for the U.S., India and China and shipped $11B in timber products in 2011.

The ten-year-old Forestry Innovation Investment, based in Vancouver with offices in Shanghai and Mumbai, has released an RFP for the PR work to support its mission of maintaining and expanding markets for the province.

The RFP, released Nov. 18, covers strategic communications planning, traditional, online and social media promotions and sponsorship, story pitching, media relations and crisis communications, among other tasks.

FII's annual budget tops $18M.

Proposals are due Dec. 9. View the RFP (PDF)