Virginia's public transportation agency is reviewing its $5M marketing and PR business with an RFP process this month amid Amtrak expansion and other endeavors.

Virginia Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation wants to qualify firms to promote transportation options in the Commonwealth, engage public participation and feedback on its services, and communicate policies on issues like rail, transit and congestion management.

Campaigns will be for Virginia's public-private push to enourage telecommuting, Telwork!VA, as well as for AmTrak Virginia, which is expanding to Norfolk to open up more East Coast connections from that area of the commonwealth, and Try Transit Week, among other endeavors.

Research, community and public relations, community outreach, advertising and branding are among tasks covered by the RFP.

Three-year contracts are expected.

Proposals are due May 20.

View the RFP (PDF).