Go COMO Transit Advertising Services

The City of Columbia, Missouri, is seeking a contractor to sell, manage, install, maintain, and remove advertising on Go COMO transit buses and vans under a five-year contract.

City of Columbia > Purchasing Division


General
Open (issued)
60/2026 Addendum 1
Oct 06, 2026 10:00 PM
Aug 26, 2026 01:00 PM
5 years
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
autumn.klauba@como.gov
+15738175020
701 East Broadway, Columbia, MO, USA
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City of Columbia Purchasing, P.O. Box 6015, Columbia, MO 65205-6015

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Description

The City of Columbia is seeking a contractor to sell, negotiate, manage, operate, install, maintain, and remove external advertising on the City's Go COMO transit buses and vans. The contractor must obtain City approval for each advertising agreement and sign or wrap design, provide advertising inventories and agreements, maintain a professional appearance, replace damaged or weathered materials, and remove advertisements at contract expiration or termination. Advertising must comply with the City's content restrictions, including prohibitions on political, religious, alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, prescription pharmaceutical, adult entertainment, misleading, and other specified content. Full wraps must leave 50% of passenger and driver-required window space uncovered, and buses may not be out of revenue service for more than one working day during wrapping or unwrapping. The contractor will negotiate advertiser agreements, provide monthly financial statements, pay the City through a commission split with a minimum annual guarantee proposed by the offeror, and submit a detailed revenue and performance plan. Proposals must address organizational experience, at least three similar projects, personnel qualifications, advertising sales and management strategy, transition planning, pricing, communication, production, placement, reporting, and any proposed outsourcing. The solicitation requires annual advertising revenues of at least $500,000 for each of the last three years, with transit advertising experience preferred.

Classification Codes
NAICS541850Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising
PSCR701Advertising Services
Smart Codes
transit advertising salesvehicle advertising wrapsadvertising installation services
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Aug 26, 2026 01:00 PM-Issue Date
Sep 09, 2026 10:00 PM-Written Questions Due
Sep 14, 2026-Written Responses to Questions
Oct 06, 2026 10:00 PM-Proposal Due Date
Requirements
Required
  • Workers' Compensation and Employers Liability — $500,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability — $5,000,000.00
  • Business Auto Liability — $2,000,000.00
Scored
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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