*RFP has been cancelled by the issuer as of Feb. 13.

The South Padre Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, the DOT representing the resort barrier island along the Texas Gulf Coast, is looking for an agency partner that can develop and implement a suite of marketing services programs.

South Padre Island

The CVB is looking for an agency that “can deliver creative, original and effective professional services” and “provides the strategic and creative nimbleness needed to generate effective and measurable results” toward the destination marketing organization’s goal of “further accelerating South Padre Island’s growth as a year-round travel destination to state, regional, national and international markets.”

Scope of the work includes account, strategy and creative services work; media buying and placement; meetings and groups management; website development/maintenance; and PR and media relations work.

The anticipated annual budget for the total services detailed in the RFP is approximately $2.9 million. Agencies may respond to only portions of the RFP, and may also subcontract portions of it, as long as all relationships are fully disclosed.

Proposals are due by 3:00 PM (CST) on Friday, March 22. Proposals should be sent to:

City of South Padre Island
Attn: City Secretary’s Office
4601 Padre Boulevard
South Padre Island, Texas 78597

Those submitting proposals should provide one unbound original as well as three copies of the complete proposal. All proposals should be clearly marked with RFP# 2019-0116.

Download the RFP (PDF).