Metro, the metropolitan planning organization for the 1.5M-resident Portland, Ore., region, is reaching out for strategic communications proposals to support a variety of PR and marketing duties.
The 1,600-staffer agency, which covers 25 cities and three counties, handles a swath of duties from managing the Oregon Zoo and the Portland Expo Center to providing services like garbage and recycling.
Metro released an RFP on Sept. 18, drawing interest from a broad group of agencies with Northwest operations.
Proposals are due Oct. 16.
The RFP (#2824) can be accessed through Oregon's online procurement portal, ORPIN.
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