By Greg Hazley
Maryland is on the hunt for travel and consumer lifestyle PR pitches with an RFP process open through mid April as it seeks to bolster its internal team.
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
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The state’s Department of Business and Economic Development plans to award a PR contract stretching up to five years. According to the RFP, the DBED’s Office of Tourism Development is pleased with the quality of PR work generated by internal staff, but would like to increase the level of activity by utilizing “external resources and personnel.”
Stanton Communications, Washington, D.C., is the incumbent.
The state is also wants to capitalize on PR opportunities as it sees itself at the “crux” of three upcoming national commemorations – the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and the centennial of Harriet Tubman’s death in 2013.
Proposals are due April 13 with a contract expected to start in mid-July.
The RFP process is being handled through the state’s electronic procurement system, eMaryland Marketplace. The RFP can be viewed here (DOC).
The RFP is opened to so-called small businesses, defined in the state as service firms under 100 staffers and $10M in billings.
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