TUCSON AIRPORT AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ADVERTISING CONCESSION
AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TUS)
1. Title:
Advertising Concession at Tucson International Airport
2. Owner:
Tucson Airport Authority
7250 S. Tucson Blvd., Suite 300
Tucson, AZ 85756
(520) 573-4851
Attn: Kathleen Stalter
3. General Description: The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) invites interested and
qualified Advertising firms to submit a Proposal in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP)
for Advertising Concession at Tucson International Airport (TUS). Services will include providing
a fully integrated, high-quality, professionally designed and managed advertising program for the
TUS Terminal complex.
4. Location of Work: Tucson International Airport
7250 South Tucson Boulevard
Tucson, Arizona 85756
5. RFP: Written copies of the RFP are available for review at TAA’s Procurement
Services Division, and/or a hard copy (or PDF) may be obtained from that office without charge.
To request a copy, contact Matti Garry at mgarry@flytucson.com. The RFP contains the
instructions, terms and conditions, forms, and other information relating to the RFP, including,
but not limited to, the number of firms to be included on the final list, the selection criteria to be
used by the selection committee to select the firm to perform the services, the relative weight of
the selection criteria, information regarding interviews, and the number of contracts to be
awarded.
6. Date and Time for Submission of Proposal: Written Proposals will be received by
TAA until 2:00 p.m. Local Tucson Time on Thursday, April 9, 2026, attention Sara Perry,
Procurement Administrator at the TAA Administration Building, 7250 S. Tucson Blvd., Suite 300,
Tucson, Arizona 85756. One (1) original and five (5) copies of the Proposal will be required to be
addressed and delivered to TAA on or before the day and hour set for receipt. A Proposal may be
withdrawn by written request any time before the scheduled time and date for receipt. Any
Proposal submitted after the designated date and time will not be accepted or considered.
7. Pre-Proposal Meeting: A pre-proposal meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 17,
2026, at 12:00 p.m. local Tucson time at the Tucson International Airport, Third Floor, Catalina
Room, 7250 South Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85756. At this meeting, TAA staff will
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discuss the scope of services, the proposed date for interviews (if any), the selection process, and
will respond to questions about the RFP. Please contact Sara Perry, sperry@flytucson.com, for a
Teams virtual invitation to the pre-proposal meeting. Any amendments or supplements to the
RFP arising out of the pre-proposal meeting will be reduced to written addenda.
8. Costs of Responding to the RFP: Any and all costs associated with responding to
this RFP or providing a PROPOSAL shall be borne solely by the interested firm.
9. TAA’s Right to Reject for Any Reason: TAA reserves the right to reject any or all
Proposals, any other proposals or submissions, to cancel the RFP, or to withhold the award of
any contract relating to the RFP for any reason which TAA determines.
10. Interest List: TAA maintains an “Interest List” consisting of all service
providers/vendors providing services/products at the Airport. Each firm must complete and
submit, with its submittal, information with respect to such firm in the form included in the
solicitation documents. The listing of a firm on any TAA interest list is not an endorsement of that
firm and does not indicate that the firm has been pre-qualified for airport work.
11. ACDBE: It is the policy of TAA to ensure that socially and economically Airport
Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise firms (“ACDBEs”), regardless of race or sex, have
a fair and equal opportunity to participate in TAA's contracts. Pursuant to the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued September 30, 2025, (see Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise Program and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise in Airport Concessions
Program Implementation Modifications, 90 Fed. Reg. No. 190, page 47969-47982), until TAA
completes the reevaluation process described in the IFR, TAA will no longer include ACDBE
contract goals or count ACDBE participation toward overall program goals. Respondents are still
encouraged to pursue subcontracting and partnership opportunities with socially and
economically disadvantaged small businesses. If you have any questions about TAA's ACDBE
Program, please contact Bert Resimont, TAA Compliance Audit Manager, at 520-573-8100.
ADVERTISEMENT DATE:
Monday, March 2, 2026
AAAE/ACI/Airport Experience News
Tucson, Arizona
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