Open PR RFPs: Active Bids and Submission Deadlines

Which listings have restricted eligibility?

Two listings limit who can respond. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission competition is restricted to holders of a specific Tier 1 federal supply arrangement in the National Capital Region, and the full RFP goes directly to invited holders. The Universal Postal Union assignment accepts individual consultants only and excludes companies.

Several other notices add registration steps rather than outright restrictions. Fairfax County Economic Development Authority requires registration on its bidding portal, and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority requires Virginia State Corporation Commission registration. South African Tourism holds a compulsory briefing on November 13, which can eliminate a new entrant even though the proposal deadline is weeks away.

Which open PR RFPs disclose a budget?

Four of the 17 open PR RFPs publish a budget figure, and Weston Board of Education states that its budget is not established. The disclosed figures differ in kind, so they cannot be added together.

• Bowie Business Innovation Center anticipates $50,000 to $75,000 per year for a one-year term with an option to renew.
• The Michigan Center for Adult College Success sets a maximum of $90,000 for one year.
• RochesterWorks lists $225,000 for professional services and a separate $250,000 first-year placements allocation, and the placements money is not agency fees.
• Watershed Conservation Authority anticipates a maximum of $250,000 for the first year, inclusive of approved expenses, with no guaranteed minimum spend.

The other 12 listings did not disclose a budget in the official material reviewed. A blank means not disclosed, not zero.

How should an agency screen an open RFP?

An agency should screen an open RFP in six steps, starting with eligibility and ending with the submission method. Doing the steps in this order stops a team from drafting a proposal it cannot legally submit.

1. Read the current notice, the RFP and every addendum together, because a later addendum can move a deadline.
2. Confirm eligibility: supply-arrangement membership, local registration, insurance and conflict rules.
3. Note any mandatory briefing, intent-to-bid date or question cutoff that falls before the proposal deadline.
4. Convert the deadline to your own time zone, and ask the issuer in writing when the time zone is not stated.
5. Check what the budget figure covers: agency fees, media spend or a maximum for all expenses.
6. Follow the stated submission route, whether email, sealed delivery or a procurement portal.

For how buyers score responses, read how to win a PR agency RFP, and for the public-sector view, how cities and government agencies award PR and marketing bids.

How are these listings checked?

Each listing is built from the issuer's own notice or procurement document, not from a third-party aggregator. Aggregator pages were used only to discover leads, and a lead stayed off this page until an official source confirmed the scope, the deadline and the eligibility conditions.

Some records carry limits. The New Mexico notice confirms the date and scope but not the time, and the full document was not readable. Several procurement portals require registration to see the full package, so conditions behind a login are not summarized here. Listings are a dated editorial snapshot, and an addendum, cancellation or award can change a status after November 8, 2026.

Where are the full listings?

The full listings sit on two pages, so each opportunity has one detailed home. Government PR RFPs covers state agencies, public authorities, Canadian public bodies and the individual consultant post. Industry PR RFPs covers education, tourism, nonprofit and environmental buyers.

Agencies preparing their own buyer brief can start with the PR agency RFP template. Evergreen guides and reference cases sit in the PR and marketing RFP archive, and RFP newsletters explains how agencies source leads between directory updates.