Welcome to EarlyBird, the City of Charlotte Business Opportunities Pipeline! This site is a comprehensive listing of Active and In Development contracting opportunities across all City of Charlotte departments. Projects can be searched using keywords, by commodity code, or using a variety of filters to narrow down opportunities your business may be interested in participating in. Click on the orange Requirements button on the Opportunity to see additional details about the project and specific requirements that may be helpful in preparing to participate in an upcoming solicitation. You can also “follow” a project using various social media channels to get notifications when the requirements are updated, or once the project moves from “In Development” to “Active” status.
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Aviation / Construction
Tree Obstruction Remediation

Aviation / General Services
Airport Zones 2 and 3 Landscape Maintenance
This project is to perform landscape maintenance in zones two and three within the campus of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Zone 2 is primarily made up of areas along Billy Graham Parkway and the airport’s parking lots. Zone 3 is primarily made up of areas along Wallace Neal Rd., ARFF Rd., West Blvd., and Piper Lane. The daily and weekly tasks include mowing, edging, spraying, trash pickup, pruning, and mulching. These areas are to be clean and manicured to present aesthetically pleasing appearance to the public.

Aviation / Technology Goods & Services
CLT Website and Application(s) Services
The City of Charlotte Aviation Department is interested in partnering with a qualified company for the purpose of hosting and maintaining CLTairport.com, CLT’s iOS application, CLT’s Android application, existing features, integrations, and the web and app(s) content management system.
The qualified company will be capable of maintaining, updating, and expanding CLT’s web and app(s) 3rd party platform integrations that include, but are not limited to, flight information feeds, security wait times, online parking booking, payment services, bus wait times, interactive airport maps, and loyalty program.
The qualified company will maintain CLT’s web and app compliance, pursuant to the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The company will adhere to CLT’s brand standard and ensure the web and app(s) maintain a passenger-focused, feature-forward, engaging design, that is highly reliable and high performing across web browsers, operating systems, desktop experiences, mobile experiences, and devices.

Aviation / Technology Goods & Services
RFP AVIA 26-13 CLT Internet Circuits
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) RFP for dedicated high-speed, symmetrical and scalable bandwidth provided on a business-grade fiber optic connection.

Aviation / Architectural / Engineering Services
Airport On-Call Planning Services
The Airport is requesting statements of qualifications for the purpose of selecting a Company(s) to provide On-Call Planning Services. The company(s) will provide, on an as-needed basis, professional planning support services. All services required will be scoped and funded by individual Task Orders issued by the airport. The selected Company(s) will be an external source of planning expertise and assistance to the Airport’s Planning Section, which is a subdivision of the Development Division. The company(s) will work at the direction of the Airport’s Planning and Environmental Manager and their team.

Aviation / Architectural / Engineering Services
Airport On-Call Architectural Consultant Services
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is seeking statements of qualifications from professional architecture, architectural engineering, and design-focused firms to provide task order architecture and design concept services. Services are expected to cover a range of smaller studies, conceptual designs, investigations, coordination processes, and technical support of a limited nature. Many of the anticipated tasks will be themed toward facilitating decision-making and implementation of projects in Charlotte’s Destination CLT Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that are or will be designed and constructed under other contracts. The Task Order assignments are intended as extension-of-staff efforts and expertise for the effective delivery of Destination CLT projects and other projects or issues to come before the Development Department.

Aviation / General Services
Airport Logistics Warehouse
To relocate approximately 30,000 square feet of supplies and equipment from our current logistics space to a newly, upfitted offsite location. Requesting services for inventory management, physical move, and establishing an efficient organizational system in the new facility.

Aviation / General Services
Airport Family Assistance Plan Consultant
The Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) will provide a coordinated and proactive approach to any significant incident and/or event that impacts the CLT Community and the respective airlines that serve CLT. As a result of multiple conversations between the airport and the respective Airline Station Managers, a collaborative partnership has been established with all current airlines that service CLT to provide a flexible guideline and direction in the establishment of the Family Assistance Support Team (FAST). The FAST will be activated to assist with the needs of a particular airline and/or CLT Airport directly after a significant incident or event that impacts operations or results in multiple casualties and/or fatalities and the respective family members of those involved in the incident.
The FAST will consist of representatives from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT Leadership, Terminal Operations, Airside Operations, Security, and Chaplaincy Program), Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, American Red Cross and representatives from all airlines operating at CLT. It is the goal for each individual airline to provide respective Care Team Members regardless of the airline involved to support the incident. This will bring Care Team Members as active participants in support of the incident until the respective airline has their full complement of Care Team Members arrive on-site. This could range in time from immediate to upwards of 6-12 hours post incident.

Aviation / General Services
Coaching Services
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), operated by the City of Charlotte, seeks proposals from qualified vendors to provide executive and professional coaching services to leaders across all divisions of the Airport. The goal is to enhance leadership capabilities, foster strategic thinking, and support personal and professional growth aligned with CLT’s vision, mission and strategic principles. The selected vendors will support the development and growth of employees through structured coaching engagements aligned with employee, divisional, and organizational goals.
This project involves the remediation of vegetation obstructions within the airspace surrounding CLT. Work will include tree clearing and topping in areas adjacent to the airfield and within the One Engine Inoperative (OEI) surface and Runway Protection Zone (RPZ). Vegetation will be reduced to maintain required clearances at least 20 feet below the FAA Part 77 surface. The total remediation area covers approximately 175 acres and will be completed in prioritized phases based on criticality to airport operations and safety.