RFP RELEASE DATE: December 4th 2025
QUESTION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 12th, 2025
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 23rd , 2025
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Meridian International Center’s IVLP Team is responsible for administering the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), a professional exchange program. IVLP participants from around the world travel to Washington, DC for the first leg of their U.S. professional exchange program. On average, Meridian administers projects for roughly 1,500 – 2,000 IVLP participants during a single year. To ensure a comfortable stay for the participants when they arrive, the IVLP requires hotel accommodation services in Washington, DC.
The U.S. Department of State’s From Sea to Shining Sea Initiative is designed to showcase American innovation and excellence as we celebrate the semi-quincentennial.
Meridian International Center invites submission of proposals from Dc based hotels for From Sea to Shining Sea-America250 Initiative. The visitors are traveling under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State, as are the accompanying Interpreters and Liaisons (I/Ls).
The awarding of this contract is dependent on federal funding from the Department of State.
