# Hawaii eProcurement Portal #P27000530

Hawaiʻi statewide sports tourism study and strategy consulting services

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** October 17, 2026
**Identifier:** P27000530
**NAICS:** 541690

Hawaiʻi is seeking one consultant to assess statewide sports-tourism opportunities and recommend a strategy for public investment and policy.
- **Government buyer**
  - Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (HTA), State of Hawaiʻi, administratively attached to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT).
  - The HTA Procurement Office is handling the solicitation.
- **Requested service**
  - One statewide sports tourism study and strategy engagement; no products, product quantities, part numbers, or OEMs are identified.
  - Assess market viability, potential economic benefits and public costs, net economic benefit, event opportunities and return on investment, and professional-sports capacity and demand.
  - Evaluate sports facilities and venue lifecycles across six islands, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa athletics contributions, and potential for Hawaiʻi to host training activities for large out-of-state teams.
  - Analyze community, infrastructure, youth-development, and education impacts; identify mitigation approaches and partnership opportunities, including with prominent local athletes.
  - Provide data analysis and monthly evaluation reporting, then deliver a draft and final report with findings, recommendations, a strategic roadmap, and proposed legislation.
- **Requirements and funding**
  - Fixed-price contract capped at **$325,500, inclusive of tax**; funded by Hawaiʻi State General Funds.
  - The final report is due within the contract period. The proposal must include the offeror’s approach and workplan, budget and cost proposal, relevant experience, references, qualifications, and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
- **Performance period**
  - Seven months, anticipated to run from late 2026 through spring 2027; no option years are stated.

### Description

The Hawaii Tourism Authority seeks a qualified consultant to conduct a comprehensive statewide sports tourism study. The study will provide data-driven insights into the economic benefits and public costs associated with sporting events to inform state policy and investment decisions. It will serve as a strategic roadmap for sporting events and opportunities the state should pursue. The consultant must compile the data, findings, and recommended legislation into a final report for HTA no later than March 31, 2027; proposals must be submitted electronically through HIePRO.

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