CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Interdepartmental Correspondence
TO: Sheryl Sculley, City Manager
FROM: Jeff Coyle, Director, Government & Public Affairs
COPIES: Audit and Accountability Committee; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Troy Elliott, CPA, Deputy Chief Financial Officer; Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: Pre-Solicitation Briefing for Federal Representation Services
DATE: December 11, 2018
The Government and Public Affairs Department (GPA) will present a pre-solicitation briefing for Federal Representation Services in Washington D.C. and Federal Representation Services - Local Liaison. This briefing will allow an opportunity for input and direction from Committee members.
The pre-solicitation briefing will cover estimated contract value, projected timeline, high profile designation, scope of the projects, terms of the contract, proposed scoring criteria, evaluation committee members, project considerations, local preference program applicability, veteran owned small business preference program applicability and SBEDA program requirements.
The City of San Antonio has retained consultants to represent its interests with the federal government for more than 24 years. The City retains consultants to support and strengthen the City's advocacy efforts with federal agencies, members of Congress and the Administration to advance legislation and seek federal funding that is beneficial to the San Antonio community. The City's federal priorities for each two-year Congressional session are developed by GPA in collaboration with City departments and with input and direction from the City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee and ultimately approved by Council.
Increasingly challenging budget constraints make it imperative for local communities to have strong advocates at the federal level. Consultants enhance the City's ability to communicate with federal officials o...
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