2027 Bimbe Festival Headlining Artist Booking Services

The City of Durham is seeking an agency to book and manage national R&B headlining artists, including transportation, accommodations, hospitality, and event coordination, for the 2027 Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival.

City of Durham > Department of Parks and Recreation


General
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27-1100
Oct 12, 2026 08:00 PM
Sep 10, 2026 08:00 AM
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
kirk.archer@durhamnc.gov
+19195604355
400 Cleveland Street, Durham, NC, USA
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Kirk Archer, Durham Parks and Recreation, 400 Cleveland St., Durham, NC 27701
Description

The City of Durham Department of Parks and Recreation is soliciting proposals from qualified agencies to provide artist management and booking services for national headlining artists at the 2027 Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival, scheduled for May 15, 2027. The City is seeking R&B artists such as Faith Evans, Monica, Keisha Cole, or artists of similar caliber, with each artist performing for at least 45 minutes. The selected contractor must negotiate artist bookings subject to City approval; provide weekly negotiation-status updates; arrange air and ground transportation, meals, hotels, riders, and hospitality; coordinate artists from arrival through departure; and submit backline needs in writing within two weeks after artist approval. Proposals must include artist options in two price ranges—$35,000–$45,999 and $46,000–$55,000—with at least five examples in each range and turn-key costs included. Responders must also provide booking-business experience, recent artist-booking experience, an itemized budget, at least three references from the past three years, project-team resumes, a non-collusion affidavit, a contractor workforce diversity questionnaire, and signed addenda if issued.

Classification Codes
NAICS711410Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures
PSCR499Other Professional Services
Smart Codes
artist booking servicesevent artist managementconcert hospitality coordination
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 10, 2026-RFP Issue Date
Sep 15, 2026 05:00 PM-Pre-Submittal Conference (optional)
Email Kirk.Archer@durhamnc.gov for the virtual conference link.
Sep 18, 2026-Questions Due Date
Oct 1, 2026-Expected Contractor Selection
Oct 1, 2026-Expected Contract Execution
Oct 12, 2026 08:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Nov 1, 2026-Expected Implementation
May 15, 2027-Festival Performance Date
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation and Employers Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Umbrella or Excess Liability
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 3 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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