Request for Proposals: Community Engagement Campaign

The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Tri-County) is issuing a Request for Proposals to develop and coordinate strategic planning, messaging, outreach, and engagement to elevate awareness of Tri-County's Regional impact; transportation options; and the community's automotive and manufacturing legacy. This work will leverage a century-old, Lansing-built passenger bus currently undergoing restoration that was acquired by the agency and incorporate it into identified engagement and storytelling strategies.

Tri-County invites the submission of proposals from qualified and professional consulting firms with experience in project management and administration, creating social media campaigns, community engagement concepts, campaign development, content creation, event planning, media relations, storytelling strategies, and other items that pertain to the project scope.

See the full RFP and detailed submission requirements here. Interested candidates must submit complete proposals to info@mitcrpc.org by 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, May 1, 2026. All questions pertaining to this RFP must be submitted electronically to info@mitcrpc.org by 4:00 p.m. EST on Monday, April 13, 2026. All submitted queries and formal responses will be shared publicly and made available on Tri-County's website on Friday, April 17, 2026. No verbal requests for information or contact with Tri-County, its staff, or selection committee members will be accepted and may result in disqualification.

This RFP is not an offer to contract. Issuance of this RFP and the receipt of responses by Tri-County do not commit Tri-County to award a contract to any vendor.

Disadvantaged business enterprises, and minority and women-owned business enterprises, will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A full statement of Tri-County’s Non-Discriminatory Practices may be found in the RFP.