Large Visual Production Stage Development Opportunity Services

The vendor is required to provide of university - virtual production institute (VPI) for the large virtual production stage are to provide a facility to house the university -VPI virtual production operations including education, workforce development, and research and creative projects with external partners.
• Virtual production utilizing a led volume with the following specifications
o Led wall physical size
▪ Width: approx. 56’ (at downstage opening)
▪ Wall height: 21.5’ (1/2” off the ground)
▪ Depth: 34’
▪ Weight: 40,000 LBS
o Led suspended ceiling physical size
▪ Width: approx. 55.5’
▪ Depth: approx. 26’
▪ Weight: 18,000 LBS
• Talent dressing and accommodations
• Production offices
• Production meeting and client hosting
• Public restrooms
• Virtual production technique development spaces (1,000 sf ea.)
o Digital fabrication
o Robotics
o Immersion
• Classroom teaching and research
• Storage
- Facility expectations
• Spaces and activities
o Approximately 10,000 square feet of stage space for the volume
▪ Approximately 40’ from floor surface to ceiling
▪ Approximately 25’ clear from floor to rigging structure
▪ Ceiling support capable of approximately 18,000 LBS of hanging structure
o Green rooms for performers and talent
o Fabrication shop
o Offices, client reception, and meeting rooms
o Academic teaching, learning, research, spaces
o Storage
o Server room space
o Elephant door access to stage space from exterior
o Sound proofing for stage space appropriate for film and television production
o Parking spaces to accommodate faculty, staff, and students
• Schedule and milestones
o A comprehensive timeline outlining the key milestones and deliverables for the project, including the estimated timeframes for each phase of the implementation process
• Full budget with breakdown
o Include all items listed above
o Include site preparation, planning, and development, as needed
o Articulate accepted risks
o Articulate financial expectations of university expected by the respondent.
- Pre-Proposal Conference Date: June 23, 2025