Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Service Contract Purpose: To provide for Lobbying Services. Entity Name: Winning Strategies Washington, LLC Entity Address: 409 Seventh Street, N.W., Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20004 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $180,000.00 Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Administration/Fund NW051, Dept. ID G21, Project ARPW0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref. 2021 Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor () Prof. Ser. (X) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: This contract will provide lobbying services for the City, more specifically, to develop and execute a comprehensive government affairs strategy to advocate and advance funding requests for the City of Newark’s priorities through the annual appropriations process and federal competitive grants, as well as track and secure existing infrastructure resources as the Biden Administration implements the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).