Two separate power supplies for a single project...can they be conglomerated somehow?
Yes, use a 12VDC input (>6.5A or more), then regulate it down to 5V for the low voltage section.
You can use a simple fixed linear regulator like an LM7085 for this, or for better efficiency use a buck regulator like the TL2575 (lots more options here).

EDIT - more detail on the difference between linear and switching regulator options.

With a linear regulator, it drops and regulates the voltage by simply dissipating the difference as heat.
For example in your case of 12V in and 5V out at 1A, the dissipation will be:
(12 - 5) * 1A = 7W  (as Steven also calculated in his answer)  

So do we need a heatsink? how hot will the regulator get?  

In the datasheet for the LM7805, the thermal resistance for junction to air (R&theta;ja) is given as 65&deg;C/W. This means that for every watt dissipated, the junction temperature will rise by 65&deg;C above ambient.
So at 7W, we get 7 * 65&deg;C = 455&deg;C = way too hot! (the regulator will actually shut down at ~150&deg;C to protect itself)
The absolute maximum temperature before damage is given as 150&deg;C, and maximum operating temperature is given as 125&deg;C, so you would need a reasonably sized heatsink to keep the temperature within limits.
To calculate the heatsink needed, you take the junction to case rating (R&theta;jc), add this to the case to heatsink rating (R&theta;c-hs) and heatsink to air rating (R&theta;hs).
Here is an introduction to heatsink selection:
Heatsink Basics

A switching regulator is a different story. Switching regulators regulate by transforming the power rather than dissipating it (much like a transformer)
If we ignore the small inefficiencies for a moment and assume 100%, we know that power in must equal power out.
So if voltage in = 12V, and voltage out equals 5V and needs to be 1A, we know that 5W of power is needed at the output.
With this information we can calculate the current in:
5W / 12V = 417mA. 

Now lets add the inefficiency (say 88%, from the TL2575 datasheet linked to above) and calculate:  

5W / 0.88 = 5.68W at the input
5.88W / 12V = 473mA input current
5.68W - 5W = 680mW dissipated as heat. 

How about the heatsink?
The TL2575 has a thermal resistance of 31.8&deg;C/W, so:

31.8 * 0.68 = 21.62&deg;C rise above ambient.
If the ambient is 20&deg;C, the temperature will be 41.62&deg;C.
Even at 50&deg;C ambient, we would still be well within operating limits.  

So you can see using the switching regulator in this case makes sense. You can go for a "ready rolled" module like in Steven's answer, or build your own using something like the TL2575 IC linked to above. The datasheet will have a few example circuits to help you along (note that a "buck regulator" is a type of switching regulator that lowers the voltage. A "boost regulator" is a switching regulator that raises the voltage)