Promotion Professional Services for Foreign-Trade Zone Awareness

Overview

Management Consulting & Admin Support

St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Missouri, United StatesPosted 30 days agoDeadline: May 1st, 2026

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SUMMARY

Vendor to deliver comprehensive promotion services to boost Foreign-Trade Zone awareness and adoption, including outreach, advertising, feasibility study subsidy administration, and document modernization.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must have technical familiarity with the export/import process
Must be able to develop and execute an outreach plan
Must be able to conduct company consultations and group presentations
Must be able to create and publish media articles and social media posts
Must be able to manage a roster of qualified feasibility consultants
Must be able to track and report engagement funnel metrics
Must be able to provide weekly internal updates on tariff/trade policy changes

BUDGET

Estimate

$100,000 – $250,000

CONTRACT DURATION

24 months

TIMELINE

RFP Newspaper Advertisement: April 9th, 2026

Questions Submitted by: April 17th, 2026

Questions Answered: April 24th, 2026

Submission of Proposals by: May 1st, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 17th, 2026

Issuing Agency

World Trade Center St. Louis

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DESCRIPTION

The agency is seeking a vendor to provide promotion professional services aimed at increasing awareness and utilization of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) benefits. The selected provider will execute targeted advertising campaigns, administer feasibility study subsidies for potential operators, and ensure that all FTZ documentation and processes are consistent with modern standards.

Responsibilities include developing and implementing an outreach plan targeting companies involved in exporting and importing, conducting ongoing company consultations and group presentations, and producing at least one media article and approximately a dozen social media posts each month. The provider will also deliver weekly internal updates on relevant tariff and trade policy changes, and report on engagement metrics throughout the process.

Additionally, the vendor will review FTZ #102 operating manuals, procedures, and forms, recommend necessary updates, and design and administer a workflow for feasibility study subsidies, including the management of a qualified roster of feasibility consultants while ensuring conflict-of-interest safeguards. The contract will be for a two-year period.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.