# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?buyer=richland-county 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "Sports and recreation tourism strategic study" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/5967a98a-9cf4-49d5-98f9-229a1cf7e153/sports-and-recreation-tourism-strategic-study" last-updated: 2026-10-30T20:00:00+00:00 --- # Sports and recreation tourism strategic study Richland County seeks qualified firms to assess how sports, indoor and outdoor recreation, and leisure tourism could support local economic development. The study is intended to provide data, market intelligence and recommendations for investment, destination development, business recruitment, events, infrastructure and existing businesses. It should assess the County’s competitive position in the Midlands, South Carolina and the wider regional tourism market; identify ways to increase visitor spending and length of stay; and consider existing recreation assets, connections to regional destinations and industry trends. The leased notice lists project 313884 and a deadline of 6 November 2026 at 20:00 UTC. Direct official portal access returned HTTP 403 on two attempts, so evaluation criteria, budget and detailed submission requirements could not be checked. - Status: closing-soon - Country: US - Buyer: Richland County - Submission deadline: 2026-11-06T20:00:00+00:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/richlandcountysc/projects/313884 - Source checked: 2026-10-14T08:04:56.162566Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "5967a98a-9cf4-49d5-98f9-229a1cf7e153", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-30T20:00:00+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-14T08:04:56.162566Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/5967a98a-9cf4-49d5-98f9-229a1cf7e153/sports-and-recreation-tourism-strategic-study", "locale": "en", "title": "Sports and recreation tourism strategic study", "summary": "Richland County seeks qualified firms to assess how sports, indoor and outdoor recreation, and leisure tourism could support local economic development. 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