The National Football League (NFL) team – 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. (US).
The Commanders want that Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be the foundational capability of the $3.8B+ stadium and the surrounding district.
‘commanders.com’ stated that designed by HKS Architects the above project represents one of the most significant sports and entertainment developments currently underway in North America.
The Washington Commanders invite qualified firms to express their interest in the AI-Native Stadium and District Experience Request for Information. The firms should provide their company details and a capability statement.
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington Metropolitan area (US). The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a Member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East Division.
The 64,000-seat Northwest Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in Landover, Maryland, United States, located within the Census-designated place of Summerfield 2.5 miles (four km) East of Washington, D.C. It is the home venue of the National Football League (NFL) team Washington Commanders.
The RFK Stadium site is a 190-acre campus along the Anacostia River in the Hill East neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (US). Formerly the home of multiple major D.C. sports franchises the site is undergoing demolition to be redeveloped into a massive mixed-use community space anchored by a new National Football League (NFL) stadium.
New York (US)-based the National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professiona sports leagues in the United States and Canada and the highest professional level of American football in the world.
Dallas (US)-based HKS Architects are a global firm of architects, designers, planners, and advisors who create places noted for their beauty and performance. Its 1,800 people in 29 offices are united by the belief that an environmental, social and governance approach to design achieves design excellence. In 2023, the HKS Architects became a carbon-neutral firm.
Request for Information
‘commanders.com’ further stated that the Request for Information (RFI) seeks information about existing or previously deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and approaches for creating cutting-edge experiences at the state-of-the-art venues from firms at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence, experience design, venue operations, and fan engagement technology. The objective is to understand how the 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.
A Request for Information (RFI) is a common business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of the various suppliers. Normally it follows a format that can be used for comparative purposes.
AI Foundational Capability
The Washington Commanders are not seeking traditional technology proposals. They are seeking information from the firms that can help them 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? Click here to SUBMIT APPLICATION
This RFI is intended for:
- The AI-driven experience and fan engagement firms that apply Artificial Intelligence to the digital, physical and hybrid experiences for the live events, the entertainment venues and the public spaces;
- The AI and technology platform companies including the developers of AI/Machine Learning (ML) platforms, the fan engagement software, the personalization engines, the conversational AI, the computer vision systems, and the data analytics platforms;
- The venue operations, the security and systems-integration firms, including those applying AI to the physical and cyber security, the automated building operations and monitoring, the construction and design monitoring and coordination, and the integration of these systems across the stadium and the district; and
- The startups and the emerging innovators, particularly the AI-native companies with products or concepts relevant to the live sports, the entertainment venues and the campus-scale digital ecosystems.
The above list is illustrative, not exhaustive.
The Washington Commanders welcome responses from any firm whose AI capabilities are relevant to designing, building, securing, integrating, or operating an AI-native stadium and district and they encourage one to respond even if one’s expertise spans or falls outside the categories above.
The Washington Commanders welcome responses from the firms of all sizes. They value original thinking over proposal volume.
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