Convention and Destination Marketing Services

The City of Overland Park is seeking one or more partners to provide convention and tourism promotion, destination marketing, group and convention sales, sports tourism support, economic impact analysis, and related reporting services.

City of Overland Park


General
Open
Nov 13, 2026 10:00 PM
$2,700,000.00
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
kate.gunja@opkansas.gov
Submission Instructions
Description

The City of Overland Park is seeking a single collaborative partner or multiple partners to provide convention and tourism promotion and destination marketing services. The scope may include brand marketing and destination promotion; group and convention sales and support; sports tourism event attraction and support; visitor-spending generation; transient guest tax revenue forecasting and monitoring; strategic development and community-building activities; industry expertise; and regular reporting, annual plans, presentations, accounting, and regulatory compliance. Proposals may address all core functions or focus on one or two of the specified marketing, convention, or sports-tourism categories while still addressing the required operational, strategic, reporting, and compliance functions. Respondents must demonstrate at least 10 years of successful comparable experience for each specific scope component addressed. The proposal must include a cover letter, executive summary, scope-of-services description, qualifications and experience, costs, organization/entity information, and references, with the required organization and reference information completed using the provided exhibits. Proposals must be submitted as PDF files; hard copies are not accepted.

Classification Codes
NAICS561591Convention and Visitors Bureaus
PSCR701Advertising Services
Smart Codes
destination marketing servicesconvention sales servicessports tourism services
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Oct 2, 2026-RFP Release
Oct 26, 2026 10:00 PM-Clarification Inquiries Due
Oct 30, 2026 10:00 PM-Responses to Inquiries Posted
Nov 13, 2026 11:00 PM-Proposals Due
Dec 1, 2026-Finalist Interviews
Dec 2, 2026-Finalist Interviews
Dec 21, 2026-Anticipated Contract Award
Apr 1, 2027-Anticipated Contract Commencement
Requirements
Required
  • General Liability — $500,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $500,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employer's Liability — $100,000.00
  • Professional Liability — $2,000,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 4 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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