MDOT Extends Submission Deadline for the Bowie State MARC Station Joint Development RFP
BISWIRE/Oct. 21, 2025 — The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced an extension to the Bowie State MARC Station Joint Development Request for Proposals (RFP) submission deadline to November 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. The extension allows prospective development teams additional time to prepare comprehensive, high-quality proposals and reflects MDOT’s commitment to ensuring broad participation from the development community.
Located adjacent to the Bowie State MARC Station in Prince George’s County, the 4.6-acre state-owned site presents a key opportunity to deliver a mixed-use, transit-oriented development that expands affordable housing, supports long-term economic growth, and enhances multimodal access to transit and the Bowie State University campus. Redevelopment of both state-owned and private land at Bowie State MARC station has the potential to support up to 670 construction jobs, yield more than 400 housing units, and generate $108 million in state and local tax revenue.
The selected development team will deliver an initial affordable or mixed-income housing phase on state-owned land and lead the master planning process for the broader station area. Supported by a $1.5 million state investment, the selected development team will lead master planning efforts to identify future private development opportunities, inform funding and implementation strategies, and advance critical infrastructure improvements including an extended MARC platform, a new pedestrian bridge to Bowie State University, and enhanced bicycle and pedestrian circulation.
The Bowie State MARC Station Joint Development project is being advanced in partnership with the Revenue Authority of Prince George’s County and Bowie State University. The partnership, formalized through an October 2024 Memorandum of Understanding, reflects a coordinated approach to advancing housing, transportation, and community development goals while strengthening connections to Maryland’s oldest Historically Black College and University.
The Bowie State MARC Station Joint Development project marks the next step in the 2024 MARC Penn Line TOD Strategy and is a priority initiative under the Maryland Department of Transportation's Transit-Oriented Development Program, adding up to 42,000 annual MARC trips at full build-out.
MDOT’s Office of Real Estate and Economic Development will host a virtual pre-bid meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 10:00 AM to provide an overview of the solicitation and answer clarifying questions ahead of the new submission deadline.
Proposals are due November 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
For more information about the project, to register for the pre-bid meeting, or to submit a proposal, please visit the Bowie State MARC Station Joint Development project webpage.
