Public Affairs Consulting Services

The Vendor is required to provide as-needed public affairs consulting services to the authority and its wholly-owned subsidiary.
- Strategic Public Affairs Support
•    Consultant to provide high-level strategic public affairs, media, and stakeholder engagement support to strengthen awareness and understanding of agency role as the public owner of long island’s electric grid and a policy leader guiding the region’s energy future. 
•    The consultant will help define and communicate a clear, cohesive narrative that distinguishes agency from its service provider while reinforcing its mission of reliability, affordability, transparency, and clean-energy leadership. 
•    The goal is to build trust, credibility, and visibility among the public, elected officials, community leaders, and other key stakeholders.
•    The consultant will develop and execute a comprehensive public affairs strategy, including message and narrative development, proactive and reactive media engagement, executive and trustee positioning, and stakeholder outreach. 
•    Responsibilities also include providing strategic counsel on policy, political, and reputational risks; supporting major initiatives and policy rollouts; and delivering structured planning tools and reporting. Key deliverables include a public affairs strategy and implementation plan, messaging frameworks, leadership visibility roadmap, stakeholder engagement calendar, issue-management protocols, and ongoing reporting
- Tangible Design Asset Development
•    The creation, management, and governance of agency tangible communications and design assets that visually and digitally express its mission, values, and public-power identity. 
•    The consultant will support agency by producing brand-aligned content that enhances storytelling, improves engagement, and ensures consistency across all digital and print platforms. 
•    This work supports agency broader objective of strengthening its reputation and increasing public understanding through high-quality, accessible, and engaging visual communications.
•    The consultant’s responsibilities are execution-focused and include designing digital and print materials such as reports, presentations, infographics, social media content, email campaigns, newsletters, and other branded collateral. 
•    Also includes website and intranet content support, brand compliance oversight, and content production for key storytelling and “brand moment” initiatives. 
•    Deliverables consist of ongoing development and publishing of digital and print assets throughout the five-year contract term, requiring experienced personnel in graphic design, social media, and digital asset management, particularly within public-sector or utility environments.

- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 19, 2026