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Request for Proposals

There are currently two active RFPs for The Library: 1) Design & Development of Specialized Public Library Technology Spaces and 2) Interactive Digital Map Table Hardware & Custom Software. Select the tabs below to change between RFP forms and information. 

    Design & Development of Specialized Public Library Technology Spaces

    Status: Open

    Bid Due Date & Time: January 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST

    Bid Type: Request for Proposal

    Department: Strategy & Innovation

     

    Description  

    Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (the “Library” or “CML”) is seeking qualified digital design and technology partners to design, develop, and implement an integrated media ecosystem for the new Main Library in uptown Charlotte. This project will bring to life the Library’s vision for two signature digital media environments — an Immersive Theater and Digital Visualization Lab— which will serve as dynamic platforms for public art, storytelling, learning, and community connection.

    Charlotte Mecklenburg Library reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals in connection with this project, and to waive formalities in a proposal.
     

    Preproposal Meeting

    The Library will host a Non-Mandatory Preproposal Meeting at 2:00 p.m. EST on January 5, 2026.  All firms must register by 12:00 p.m. EST on January 2, 2026 to attend the Zoom meeting.

    Q&A 

    Submit written questions in the form below by January 7, 2026 at 5:00PM EST. CML staff will provide responses on January 9, 2026.

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    Interactive Digital Map Table Hardware & Custom Software

    Status: Open

    Bid Due Date & Time: January 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST

    Bid Type: Request for Proposal

    Departments: Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room

     

    Description  

    Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (the “Library” or “CML”) is seeking an experienced vendor to design an interactive digital map for visitors to the new Main Library in Uptown Charlotte. The Main Library will be the community’s public commons: a dynamic destination where people connect to learn, meet, laugh, share, celebrate, grow, access information, participate in civic life, and build a stronger community together.
     

    The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room, where the map table will be located, is the public reading room for the Archives and Special Collections department of CML. The department manages three special collections as well as an archival collection of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina history and culture. 


    Interactive Digital Map Table Hardware & Custom Software RFP
     

    Q&A 

    Submit written questions in the form below by December 15, 2025 at 5:00PM EST. CML staff will provide responses on December 19, 2025.
     

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