SMART RFQ 2026-3 for Government Affairs and Lobbying Services
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Print this page Share this listing Copy link Email Text message WhatsApp ✓ Copy this solicitation link: To copy the link, copy the listing address from your browser. View more listings SMART RFQ 2026-3 for Government Affairs and Lobbying Services San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation Telluride , Colorado Type: Request for Qualifications Solicitation ID: 182840 Closing Date: November 24, 2026, 05:00 PM (Mountain) The San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART), operating in Telluride Colorado, is requesting qualifications from experienced federal government relations and lobbying firms to represent SMART’s interests before the United States Congress, federal executive agencies, and other federal entities in support of the replacement and modernization of the Telluride–Mountain Village Gondola (aerial tramway) and associated project funding, approvals, and implementation. SMART is seeking a firm with demonstrated success advancing major transportation infrastructure projects at the federal level, particularly projects involving the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), federal discretionary grant programs, Congressional appropriations, federal authorizations, and intergovernmental coordination. The selected firm will work closely with SMART’s Board of Directors, staff, and project partners to develop and execute a focused federal advocacy strategy for the gondola replacement project. The successful respondent should possess strong, current relationships with members of the Colorado Congressional delegation and their staffs, relevant Congressional committees and leadership offices, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), FTA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other federal agencies or stakeholders whose actions may affect the project. Experience with complex, multimodal, rural, or geographically isolated transportation projects is strongly preferred. For the full solicitation document, please visit the SMART website at https://smarttelluride.colorado.gov/whats-new OR contact David Averill, SMART Executive Director at [email protected] . Solicitation copyrighted by TransitTalent.com -- © 2026