From the Washington Commanders:
“The Washington Commanders are building a new world-class stadium and mixed-use entertainment district at the former RFK Stadium site in Washington, D.C. Designed by HKS Architects, this project represents one of the most significant sports and entertainment developments currently underway in North America.
This RFI seeks information about existing or previously deployed AI capabilities and approaches for creating cutting-edge experiences at state-of-the-art venues from firms at the forefront of artificial intelligence, experience design, venue operations, and fan engagement technology. Our objective is to understand how leading-edge companies envision the next generation of the stadium and district experience, one that is fundamentally shaped by AI, across the full spectrum of fan engagement, building operations, and commercial activation.
We are not seeking traditional technology proposals. We are seeking information from firms that can help us imagine what becomes possible when a $3.8B+ stadium and the surrounding district are conceived, designed, and operated with AI as a foundational capability rather than a bolt-on feature.
Who Should Respond
This RFI is intended for:
AI-driven experience and fan-engagement firms that apply artificial intelligence to digital, physical, and hybrid experiences for live events, entertainment venues, and public spaces.
AI and technology platform companies including developers of AI/ML platforms, fan engagement software, personalization engines, conversational AI, computer vision systems, and data analytics platforms
Venue operations, security, and systems-integration firms, including those applying AI to physical and cyber security, automated building operations and monitoring, construction and design monitoring and coordination, and the integration of these systems across the stadium and district
Startups and emerging innovators, particularly AI-native companies with products or concepts relevant to live sports, entertainment venues, and campus-scale digital ecosystems
This list is illustrative, not exhaustive.
We welcome responses from any firm whose AI capabilities are relevant to designing, building, securing, integrating, or operating an AI-native stadium and district, and we encourage you to respond even if your expertise spans or falls outside the categories above.
We welcome responses from firms of all sizes. We value original thinking over proposal volume.