Active SLED Opportunity · MISSOURI · SAINT LOUIS ZOO
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The Saint Louis Zoo seeks proposals for entertainment and production services including consulting, talent procurement, and event support for special events and festivals in 2026. Services cover creative concepts, staging, and logistics for a variety of event types.
The Saint Louis Zoo ("Zoo") is soliciting proposals from qualified entertainment and production service providers to provide strategic entertainment consulting, talent procurement, production coordination, and event support that enhances the guest experience across the Zoo's special events program. The selected Contractor will partner with the Zoo's Events team to develop creative entertainment concepts and provide entertainment consulting, talent procurement, production coordination, and related event support that enhances the guest experience while aligning with each event's goals, theme, audience, and budget. Services may include entertainment booking, production planning, staging and technical coordination, creative event enhancement, and management of entertainment logistics at the Saint Louis Zoo, located in Forest Park, and the WildCare Park, located in north St. Louis. The Zoo hosts events ranging from large public festivals to donor recognition events, fundraising galas, family programming, holiday celebrations, and other special events. Entertainment needs vary significantly by event and may include nationally recognized performers, regional and local musicians, DJs, emcees, roaming entertainers, specialty performers, and seasonal characters. Historically, larger production support has been required for events such as: • ZOOFARI • Night at the Zoo • Marlin Perkins Society Soiree Talent booking required for events such as: • Zootoberfest • Boo at the Zoo • Wild Lights Event schedules, entertainment needs, and production requirements may change during the contract term. Estimated Workload • Approximately 7 special events annually • Approximately 3 large production events • Approximately 48 holiday event nights • Typical entertainment budgets o $1,000 for DJs o Up to $3,000 for local bands **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2672058.C17414426 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 07/09/2026 12:59 AM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Solicitation Number**: 2026-04-023 **Reference Number**: 0000428622 **Pricing**: In attached document **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Response | Documents Defining the Solicitation | Yes | No |
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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