College Travel Program

The Smithsonian Institution wishes to expand its travel offerings to include educational travel experiences for college students/the college-age audience (individuals aged 18-25 who are students in the United States) reflective of the Smithsonian brand (the "College Tours"). The Smithsonian, through its Smithsonian Enterprises (SE) Travel division, is seeking a travel company to develop, promote, sell, operate, and administer the College Tours program to United States and international destinations. The Smithsonian's objective is for these trips to provide an educating and enriching travel experience, while reflecting the values of the Smithsonian's "increase and diffusion of knowledge" mission. SE anticipates receiving a royalty on the revenue generated from the sale of College Tours to each traveler, and anticipates a program launch in the Fall of 2015.

The RFP will be available on or about Friday April 25, 2014. Please note: The Smithsonian anticipates the need to disclose certain confidential information about its business activities during the RFP process. As a result, SE will require that requestors sign a non-disclosure agreement ("NDA") prior to receiving a copy of the RFP.

If your company is interested in working with the Smithsonian to develop the Program, please contact Peter Reid of SE to receive a copy of the NDA. The RFP will be released on or after Friday April 25, 2014 to all parties who have executed an NDA. Proposals are due on Tuesday May 20, 2014. Requested materials must be submitted by the deadline in order to be considered.

This is not a solicitation for a federal contract and is therefore not governed by federal procurement procedures.