PRESS RELEASE from Democratic National Convention Committee

For Immediate Release
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011

Contact: Kristie Greco, Joanne Peters

Democratic National Convention Committee Releases Request For Proposal for 2012 DNC Exposition Services

CHARLOTTE – The Democratic National Convention Committee today released a request for proposal for an exposition services vendor for the 2012 Democratic National Convention.  The proposal can be found at the DNCC website, www.demconvention.com. 

The exposition services vendor will be responsible for delineating and outfitting assigned work spaces for convention and campaign staff and media within the Time Warner Cable Arena, the Charlotte Convention Center and other venues.  The vendor will offer for rent materials and furniture to outfit assigned spaces and will process orders from individual organizations for such services. 

This is the second RFP the DNCC has issued.  The first RFP was issued on Sept. 13 for an event architect and construction manager.

The DNCC will evaluate the proposals based on numerous criteria, including, but not limited to: experience, reliability, relationships to Charlotte, North Carolina, and the surrounding region, participation of union labor, women, minorities and persons with disabilities, and local resources to support the endeavor.

The request for proposal is just one step in the DNCC’s outreach to local businesses.  On Sept. 1, the DNCC and Committee for Charlotte 2012 announced the publication of an online vendor directory that will allow vendors to search for local businesses for their convention-related needs.  The vendor directory can be found at www.charlottein2012.com

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