Professional Marketing Campaign Consulting, Media Buying and Creative Support Services
Overview
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RFP Advertisement: September 25th, 2026
Pre-Proposal Meeting: September 30th, 2026
Deadline for questions or request for clarifications: October 7th, 2026
Response to Questions Released: October 12th, 2026
Proposal Due Date: November 6th, 2026
Notice of Award: November 23rd, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Southwest Transit
DESCRIPTION
The issuing organization seeks a marketing agency to provide professional campaign consulting, media buying, campaign execution, and creative support services on a project basis. The selected agency will establish a partnership with the organization to plan and execute promotional marketing campaigns.
Consulting services will include developing overarching campaign strategies, messaging pillars, channel mix recommendations, and campaign timelines identifying critical deadlines for the agency and internal teams. Campaign execution will include platform access, campaign setup, asset uploads, pre-launch quality assurance, daily management, budget pacing, audience optimization, and creative rotation.
Media buying services will cover planning, purchasing, optimization, and reporting across digital channels excluding search and paid social, as well as traditional media. Creative support may include advertising concept development and graphic design. The anticipated budget is $24,000 per three-month period. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 30, 2026, and questions must be submitted by October 7, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due November 6, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 7, 2026.
- What is the budget for this RFP?
- Settle estimates the budget at $24,000. The issuer has not published an official figure.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Southwest Transit. The work is located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Marketing agency experienced in integrated promotional campaign strategy and execution
- Proven expertise in digital media buying excluding search and paid social, plus traditional media
- Capable of managing campaign trafficking, optimization, pacing, audience targeting, and reporting
- In-house or affiliated creative capabilities for advertising concepts and graphic design
- Experience supporting project-based campaigns with budgets of approximately $24,000 per three-month period
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