Conference Sponsorship Strategy Services
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
RFP Released: July 30th, 2026
Inquiry Period: July 30th, 2026 – August 14th, 2026
Proposal Submissions Due: September 1st, 2026
Finalist Interviews: September 15th, 2026 – September 29th, 2026
Reference Checks: September 30th, 2026 – October 2nd, 2026
Final Evaluation & Selection: October 5th, 2026 – October 13th, 2026
Contract Negotiation: October 14th, 2026 – October 23rd, 2026
Engagement Begins: January 1st, 2027
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
International Economic Development Council
DESCRIPTION
The vendor will provide conference sponsorship strategy services to support sponsorship, exhibiting, and fulfillment efforts. The work will include executing a workplan covering activities such as sponsorship auditing, package optimization, goal setting, prospectus development, prospecting, outreach, and sales conversion.
The vendor will conduct an audit to identify the highest-value benefits within sponsorship packages and establish measurable goals related to brand visibility and stakeholder engagement. The vendor will also develop a cohesive sponsorship prospectus with opportunities at multiple levels and build an extensive prospect pipeline through research, prospecting, and strategic outreach.
Responsibilities will include implementing an outreach plan designed to generate closed sales and managing sponsor benefit deadlines. This includes coordinating advertising and content placements, attendee list access, speaking opportunities, digital assets, sponsor payments, materials collection, reminders, and follow-up to ensure deliverables are completed on time.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due September 1, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 14, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by International Economic Development Council. The work is located in Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States; Burlington, Iowa, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Conference sponsorship strategy and sales agency
- Proven experience developing sponsorship packages and prospectuses
- Strong prospecting, outreach, and sponsorship revenue-generation capabilities
- Expertise managing sponsor fulfillment, deadlines, payments, and event deliverables
- Experience supporting conferences, trade shows, or stakeholder-focused events
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