Virginia Beach, Virginia

The popular tourism destination of Virginia Beach, Virginia is accepting proposals from agencies that can provide public relations and marketing services for the city’s Department of Economic Development.

The Virginia Beach Economic Development Department is seeking a marketing agency offering full-service public relations services that can promote the city’s top attributes in an effort to position Virginia Beach as a leading U.S. business location and enhance the overall quality of life through new employment opportunities.

Scope of the work includes creating integrated PR programs that support and maintain brand development, messaging and interactive strategies; advertising services (developing promotional materials for brochures/rack cards and other materials); conducting digital marketing activities across social media outlets; and measurement.

Terms of the contract run for a year, with the option to extend the contract for four additional one-year terms. The anticipated annual budget for marketing activities is $500,000.

Proposals are due by 3 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, March 30, and should be completed online by accessing the vendor self-service portal here. Bidding agencies must register with the city’s supplier portal, the Oracle Financials Cloud

Proposals can also be delivered to:

City of Virginia Beach, Purchasing Division
Darla Smith, Contracting Agent
Purchasing 2388 Liberty Way
Virginia Beach, VA 23456

Bidding agencies delivering hard copies of their proposals must submit one copy marked “original” and one electronic version on a flash drive. Envelopes should be labeled with the RFP number (RFP COVB-21-100219) as well as the date (3/30/21) and time (3:00 p.m.) of closing and the name and address of the bidding agency.

Questions should be directed to contracting agent Darla Smith, [email protected] or 757/385-4062.

Download the RFP and supporting documents (PDF).