Summary of Request for Proposal – Welcome Party
The Republican National Committee (“RNC”) has selected Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the
city to host the 43rd quadrennial Republican National Convention (the “Convention”) to be held
in July 2024. 170 Freedom Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee, Inc. dba MKE 2024 Host
Committee, a Wisconsin non-profit corporation and approved by the Internal Revenue Service as
tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Host Committee”), has
been formed to facilitate certain obligations in connection with hosting the Convention. Ted
Kellner has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Alison Prange has been named as
Chief Operating Officer of the Host Committee.
Below is a brief summary of services being requested through this Request for Proposal
(“RFP”) for the Welcome Party. All prospective bidders must create a profile in the Host
Committee Vendor Connection at https://www.mke2024host.org/vendors/. Once you have
created a profile in the Host Committee Vendor Connection, please request a copy of the RFP by
emailing rfp@mke2024host.org. All potential bidders will be required to sign and return a non-
disclosure agreement prior to receiving a copy of the RFP.
Welcome Party Venue
The welcome party venue will serve the Host Committee in assisting to meet its needs to
facilitate a Welcome Party in connection with the Convention. The welcome party venue shall
work with the Host Committee and the RNC’s Committee on Arrangements (“COA”) to develop
the scope of the project, including means and methods of execution.
Each bidder is advised to thoroughly read the full RFP prior to providing a submission.
Late, incomplete, or insufficient proposals are subject to being rejected from consideration.
Proposals will be evaluated based on a set of criteria established in the RFP by a scoring committee
to be comprised of individuals appointed by the Host Committee and COA. We highly encourage
incorporating local partnerships in your response. Please feel free to contact Ted Kellner at the
above listed email address with any questions.
All proposals for this welcome party RFP must be received by the Host Committee and
COA by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Friday, December 01, 2023. Finalists will be notified and
invited to participate in finalist interviews upon initial review and scoring of all proposals.
