Advertising Concession

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Apr 9, 2026
Due:	May 7, 2026
Agency:	Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

Request for Proposals (RFP)

Airport Advertising Concession

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Issued: March 30, 2026

ADMINISTRATOR:

Holly Egan

Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

PO Box 80001, 1000 Trade Drive,

RDU Airport, NC 27623-0001

Phone (919) 840-7780

advertisingrfp@rdu.com

Notice to Proposers Airport Advertising Concession

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (the “Authority”) is seeking Proposals from

experienced, creative, and innovative Proposers to manage the airport Advertising

Concession Program located at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (the “Airport”).

Request for Proposals (RFP) documents are available at https://www.rdu.com/do-

business-with-rdu/business-opportunities/.

All Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 PM (EST) on May 7, 2026, at the

Administrative Offices of the Authority. Envelopes should be sealed and marked on the

outside:

Airport Advertising Management Concession- Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

and have the name and address of the Proposer printed on the envelope. Proposals

received after the time stated above will be returned unopened. The Authority, in its sole

discretion, reserves the right to extend the deadline to submit Proposals.

An optional virtual Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on April 8, 2026, via Microsoft

Teams beginning at 11:00 AM EST. A registration link is below.

Pre-Proposal Conference Registration link:

https://www.eventcreate.com/e/advertising-rfp-for-rdu-air

The documents listed below constitute the RFP documents.

Request for Proposals

Appendix A - ACDBE Participation

Appendix B - Statistical Information & Lease Outline Drawings

Appendix C – Proposal Forms

Appendix D – Advertising Policy

Appendix E – Sample Concession Agreement

Contents

SECTION I – OVERVIEW .............................................................................................. 2

SECTION II – DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................... 4

SECTION III - SCOPE OF SERVICES ........................................................................... 6

Concession Opportunity ................................................................................................. 6

General Requirements ................................................................................................. 10

RFP Schedule .............................................................................................................. 13

SECTION IV – PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ....................................................... 14

SECTION V – INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS ...................................................... 15

Authority Reservations and Stipulations....................................................................... 18

Execution of Proposal Forms ....................................................................................... 19

Delivery of Proposals.................................................................................................... 20

SECTION VI – SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS ........................................................... 22

Submittal Sections & Maximum Available Points.......................................................... 22

SECTION VII - AWARD PROCESS ............................................................................. 28

Evaluation of Proposal.................................................................................................. 28

Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................................................ 28

Contract Award............................................................................................................. 28

SECTION VIII - APPENDICES– GENERAL INFORMATION ....................................... 30

Appendix A – ACDBE Participation .............................................................................. 31

Appendix B – Statistical Information............................................................................. 32

Appendix C –Proposal Forms....................................................................................... 41

ACDBE Participation Forms ................................................................................. 42

Fees Proposal Form - Pro Forma Template & Capital Proposal .......................... 44

Concession Agreement Commitment Form ......................................................... 45

Solicitation / Addenda Acknowledgement Form ................................................... 46

Administrative Information Form........................................................................... 47

Proposal Declaration Form ................................................................................... 48

Business References Form .................................................................................. 49

Financial References Form .................................................................................. 49

Appendix D – Advertising Policy .................................................................................. 51

Appendix E – Sample Concession Agreement ............................................................. 52

SECTION I – OVERVIEW

The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (“Authority”) owns and operates the Raleigh-

Durham International Airport (“Airport” or “RDU”). The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority

is a municipal corporation created by the General Assembly of North Carolina. There are

two (2) air carrier passenger terminals at RDU, Terminals 1 and 2.

In 2025, more than 15.6 million passengers traveled through RDU. That translates to

about 42,874 travelers every day connecting to the people and places that matter most:

for business, vacation, or both. Refer to Appendix B for more enplanement information.

As of December 2025, RDU has reached 86 non-stop routes from 18 carriers with more

than 400 daily departures. Breeze Airways recently expanded its service. Recent

additions to international service include Aer Lingus who, starting April 2026 will serve

Dublin with a non-stop flight year-round. Additionally, Breeze Airways began service to

Punta Cana, DR and Frontier Airline to Cancun, Mexico in March 2026. RDU currently

has 12 international destinations as of March 2026. RDU is undergoing a landside

Terminal 2 expansion, which will be completed in 2032, allowing ticketing and Custom

and Border Patrol areas to better support international air traffic development.

For more information regarding the Airport’s passenger traffic, visit

https://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/statistics/.

Terminal 1 is the easterly most passenger terminal. It consists of approximately 153,025

square feet of space and provides nine (9) aircraft gates. Alaska, Avelo Airlines, Breeze

Airways, Southwest Airlines, and Spirit Airlines, Sun Country operate from Terminal 1.

Terminal 2 is the westerly most passenger terminal. It consists of approximately 920,000

square feet of space and has thirty-four (34) aircraft gates. The airlines operating from

Terminal 2 are Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air France, American, Copa Airlines,

Delta, Frontier, Icelandair, JetBlue, Lufthansa, and United.

Figure 1 below shows the locations of each Terminal.

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Current Concession

The current advertising concession has been under contract with Clear Channel Airports

since 2008. The current agreement expires on June 30, 2026. The approved advertising

locations are located throughout both terminals, the parking structure, and roadways. A

detailed map of the locations is attached to this document. Additionally, past enplanement

numbers and gross sales are included in this document.

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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