Project Information

Bid Title

Request For Proposals -- Comprehensive Media, Marketing & Advertising For PATCO

Issuing Agency

Delaware River Port Authority

Location

New Jersey

Published Date

Jan 20, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 5, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Upcoming Purchases & Bid Solicitations Upcoming Purchases and Bid Solicitations Request For Proposals -- Comprehensive Media, Marketing & Advertising For PATCO

Advertisement Date: 1/20/2026
Proposal Due Date: 2/5/2026

The Delaware River Port Authority ("Authority") hereby seeks firms to submit Proposals for professional consulting services for the COMPREHENSIVE MEDIA, MARKETING & ADVERTISING FOR PATCO. One (1) electronic copy of the Proposal, along with other technical and commercial documents shall be submitted, via the Authority’s SAP Ariba Network, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST by Thursday, February 5, 2026.

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DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

COMPREHENSIVE MEDIA, MARKETING & ADVERTISING FOR PATCO

Advertisement Date: 1/20/26

Proposal Due Date: 2/05/2026

The Delaware River Port Authority (“Authority”) hereby seeks firms to submit Proposals for

professional consulting services for the COMPREHENSIVE MEDIA, MARKETING &

ADVERTISING FOR PATCO. One (1) electronic copy of the Proposal, along with other

technical and commercial documents shall be submitted, via the Authority’s SAP Ariba Network,

no later than 2:00 p.m. EST by Thursday, February 5, 2026

The work to be completed under this contract consists of: providing end-to-end campaign services,

including strategic planning, creative development, media planning and buying, earned media,

campaign execution, real-time optimization, reporting, and close-out. Services shall be delivered

across paid, earned, and owned media channels, fully integrated and coordinated with PATCO

staff.

All contract specific documents relevant to the RFP can be found on the Authority’s SAP

Ariba Network site. In order to participate in this RFP and receive an invitation to the

solicitation event, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer:

Marjory M. McCoy – mmmccoy@drpa.org. If a response is not received within two (2)

business days, please resend the request and copy vendors@drpa.org on your e-mail.

In order to access the SOQ event, you must be registered on the Ariba Network and have

completed the Authority's supplier registration questionnaire. If you have not already done

so, you can register on the Ariba Network at any time. Registration is free, quick, and easy.

To do so follow the below steps:

 Submit

a

self-registration

request

at

http://drpa.sourcing.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration.

 After the self-registration request that you submitted is approved, you’ll receive an

email from Ariba.

 After you create your username and password, please email (project owner) and

they will send you an invite to the event.

 If you need any assistance or have questions, please email vendors@drpa.org.

 If your company is already registered in Ariba, please log in through invite with

that information to sync our accounts.

Firms should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission

deadline. It is the respondent’s responsibility to ensure submission of its SOQ to the proper place

at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority

processes so that SOQs cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the SOQ, the

Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to its technical

difficulties.

The Authority will consider only those Proposals received from parties who have obtained the

RFP and contract documents directly from the Authority. Contract documents are not transferable

to other parties for proposal purposes. Proposals received from firms whose names are not recorded

by the Authority as having secured documents for this Project will be rejected.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Authority remains firmly committed to ensuring equal employment and contracting

opportunities for everyone and will not discriminate against any individual or business based on

any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All qualified persons will be

afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the contract and employment processes.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE

Responses to this RFP must be submitted electronically via the Ariba Network, no later than

2:00 p.m. EST by Thursday, February 5, 2026 (“Proposal Due Date”).

LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The

Proposal Due Date and Ariba submission requirements are mandatory and non-waivable.

You should ensure that you can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission

deadline. It is the proposer’s responsibility to ensure delivery of its Proposal to the proper place

at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority

processes so that Proposals cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the RFP,

the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to its technical

difficulties.

SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT

The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this solicitation. From the issue date of

this advertisement and until full execution of the Contract Agreement, the Single Point of Contact

shall be the Contract Administrator whose name and contact information appears below. Please

refer all inquiries related to the Project, including Ariba technical issues to the Contract

Administrator.

Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions, which should

be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the DRPA to reject the offending

Proposal or rescind the Contract Award. Proposers agree not to distribute any part of their

Proposals beyond the Authority’s Contract Administration Department. A proposer that shares

information contained in its Proposal with other DRPA personnel and/or with a competing

proposer may be disqualified and its Proposal may be rejected.

The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:

Marjory M. McCoy, Contract Administration

mmmccoy@drpa.org

856-968-2082

QUESTIONS

Any and all questions or requests for clarification relating to this procurement including, but not

limited to, questions concerning Proposal submission requirements, technical requirements, scope

of work, and specifications, should be addressed to the Single Point of Contact no later than the

due date listed in the RFP.

Responses to questions will be provided, via e-mail, by the Single Point of Contact to those firms

who have registered and requested participation in the RFP.

Only information supplied by the Single Point of Contact, including responses to questions

regarding the RFP, should be used in preparing Proposals.

DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY

By: Amy L. Ash

Manager, Contract Administration

Phone: 856-968-2084

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541613Marketing Consulting Services
• NAICS 541810Advertising Agencies

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