M&T Village and Upper Concourse - FF&E Package

The Maryland Stadium Authority is issuing a Request for Proposals to procure furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) for the M&T Village and Upper Concourse renovation project at M&T Bank Stadium located at 1101 Russell Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The solicitation seeks qualified contractors to supply, deliver, and install FF&E across multiple hospitality and concourse areas, with specific deliverables including 38 line items encompassing seating (barstools, dining chairs, lounge chairs, Adirondack chairs), tables (bar height, dining height, cocktail tables), outdoor furnishings (sectionals, decorative pillows), trash and recycling receptacles, and umbrellas from manufacturers including LOLL Designs, Grand Rapids Chair Company, RH Outdoor, Keter, Tropitone, Akula, Decoscape, Landscape Forms, and Magnuson. Qualified offerors must demonstrate at least five years of experience providing FF&E services, proven ability to meet completion deadlines and installation schedules, and experience on at least five similar projects. The contract will be awarded as a lump sum fixed-fee agreement with completion deadlines of July 15, 2026, for the Village package and July 31, 2026, for the Upper Concourse package, with furniture installation commencing no earlier than three days prior to each deadline. The procurement timeline includes a virtual pre-proposal conference on February 24, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., technical proposal submissions due March 11, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via the MSA Procurement Portal, scope reviews and oral presentations scheduled for March 16, 2026, best and final offers due March 23, 2026, and MSA Board approval targeted for April 7, 2026. Financial proposals will be weighted at 75 percent while technical proposals account for 25 percent of the evaluation criteria, with MSA retaining the right to award to multiple contractors by furniture package if determined to be in the Authority's best interest.

A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation goal of 5 percent of the total contract value has been established for this procurement, requiring offerors to submit a completed MBE Utilization and Fair Solicitation Affidavit identifying certified MBE subcontractors from the Maryland Department of Transportation MBE Directory or requesting a waiver with documented good faith efforts. All offerors must be registered with eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) to receive a contract award and must comply with multiple affidavits and certifications including Contract Affidavit, Bid/Proposal Affidavit, Conflict of Interest Affidavit, and the Corporate Diversity Addendum if applicable (required for entities with annual operating budgets exceeding $5,000,000 seeking state contracts valued at $1.0 million or more). Successful offerors with contracts exceeding $100,000 must comply with financial disclosure requirements and political contribution disclosures to the State Board of Elections. All proposed FF&E must align with architectural specifications provided in furniture layout drawings for the Hospitality Villages Rooftop Deck, Hospitality Villages Levels 1 and 2, and Upper Concourse Extension, and must comply with Maryland Stadium Authority sustainability policies regarding solid waste management, sustainable purchasing (with 40 percent of furniture purchases required to meet environmental criteria), building maintenance, and indoor air quality management standards. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents. While the specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the RFP, the scope encompasses a comprehensive FF&E package with 38 line items requiring procurement across multiple stadium areas and performance through July 2026, suggesting a substantial contract value subject to vendor pricing and terms.