ecosA Washington-based council of state and regional environmental agencies is on the hunt for strategic communications counsel for a federally backed initiative to reform how governments deliver environmental protection and data.

E-Enterprise for the Environment, launched in September 2013, has state governments, the US Environmental Protection Agency and tribal councils working to modernize the business processes that going into eco management.

The DC-based Environmental Council of the States, or ECOS, released an RFP this month for PR support to produce clear messaging around the "complex and evolving" E-Enterprise endeavor. The work also includes creation of a website and communications plan.

The EPA set aside $17M for E-Enterprise projects in 2014.

Proposals are due Feb. 5. View the RFP (PDF)