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.
If you have questions or need assistance with this portal, contact City Procurement at earlybird@charlottenc.gov.
Aviation / General Services
Graphic Designer for Annual Report
Aviation / General Services
Customer Support Services
The Airport is looking for a company to provide customer support services within the terminal. CLT is on a journey to continually strive to elevate the customer experience while maintaining the highest standards of safety, security, and efficiency for customers as they move through the lobby, baggage claim, security checkpoint, and Federal Inspection Services (FIS) spaces and processes. To achieve this goal, we envision a team of highly engaged, well-trained, and hospitality-oriented Customer Service Associates (CSAs) and Baggage Service Associates (BSAs) to provide a commensurately high level of professional, courteous, efficient, and safe service.
Charlotte Area Transit System / General Services
CATS Track Vegetation Management Services
This Request for Proposal will be for vegetation management of 40 miles CATS Rail Operations track. This area includes double main track, storage tracks and yard tracks. The railroad vegetation management is to protect the LYNX rail passengers and CATS infrastructure, as well as preserving a stable balance with the environment and surrounding natural resources. The vegetation management will consist of two track vegetation sprays a year. The spraying will be on track, off track areas within the storage yards, sub stations and signal houses.
PSR 822
Economic Development / General Services
Central/Albemarle Corridor Small Business Ecosystem Assessment – ... Central/Albemarle Corridor Small Business Ecosystem Assessment – CANCELLED
The City of Charlotte has prioritized investments in six key corridors known as the “Corridors of Opportunity”. The goal is to provide high-quality public services that build opportunity in these corridors, which are rich in history and pride. The City of Charlotte is creating fertile ground for prosperity by bolstering community programs and projects; building on the momentum of past investments; and filling in gaps in infrastructure and transportation, workforce and business development, housing and code enforcement, public safety, and urban design.
As part of this work, the City of Charlotte is issuing this RFP to solicit a qualified firm to complete a small business ecosystem assessment for the Central/Albemarle corridor. The project boundaries are from the intersection of Albemarle Road/Sharon Amity Road to Albemarle Road/Lawyers Road. This area consists of a diversity of small business types along three main commercial areas. There are over 11 languages spoken along this corridor and a high presence of immigrant-owned small businesses. There are also indications that artists are moving into the Central/Albemarle corridor in search of less expensive rents.
Specific elements of the assessment should include:
If you are interested in bidding on this work please send a proposal for the work listed above, along with examples of similar work you have done, by April 5, 2021. If you have any questions contact Christi Floyd, cfloyd@charlottenc.gov
Housing & Neighborhood Services / General Services
Housing Counseling and Education Services
The City’s Housing & Neighborhood Services Department (HNS) is seeking proposals from US Department of Housing and Urban Development certified counseling agencies to provide housing counseling and education services to prospective homebuyers and homeowners. Agencies must be non-profits and HUD certified in order to be considered for this RFP. The City will be awarded multiple contracts for this solicitation. Services to be provided include:
Human Resources / Technology Goods & Services
Benefits Administration
The City of Charlotte is seeking a vendor to provide benefits system and administrative services to the City of Charlotte employees and retirees related to the benefits offered to City employees. The City currently offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, pharmaceutical, advocacy, dental, vision, medical clinic and wellness, long-term and short-term disability (LTD/STD), life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), retiree health reimbursement account (HRA), and other voluntary benefits.
The City’s benefit administrator will provide system and support data management, compliance, account management, and communications related to health, wellness, and voluntary benefits.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department / Technology Goods & Services
Animal License Software and Services-CANCELLED 1.10.2021
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department requires a third-party administrator of pet license fees and tracking or non-payees.
Charlotte Department of Transportation / Commodities & Goods
Blank Out Signs and Traffic Components
The City of Charlotte maintains a large and modern traffic signal system and has for many years used standardized materials and equipment. This system is complex and requires dedicated maintenance and oversight management to ensure that it functions as necessary. This solicitation is being issued to establish contracts for the purchase of Blank Out Signs, Traffic Loop Sealant and Pedestrian Signal Housings. All materials and equipment used to maintain this system are required to be interchangeable and function with the existing infrastructure.
Department of General Services / Construction
City View Stream Repairs (Cancelled)
Repair of Previous Stream restoration
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (“CLT”) is seeking the following graphic design services to produce our Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (“Annual Report”) with detailed statistical and informational data, which will be provided to our financial and public stakeholders. CLT will retain ownership of all work produced, including graphic design output.
Company will collaborate with CLT’s Finance Department Project Manager on all designs and specifications, providing status updates throughout the development of the Annual Report.