The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the management of the 2014 Windjammer Days Festival per the Annual Business Meeting held on October 30.

The board is issuing an RFP to secure an individual, a nonprofit, a committee structure or a management organization to coordinate, promote and execute the 52nd Annual Windjammer Days Festival in 2014 within the given guidelines set forth in this RFP by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce.

Please visit www.boothbayharbor.com/blog for a copy of the RFP or stop by the chamber office at 192 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor to pick up a printed copy.

“The chamber has received a number of inquiries and interested parties who would like to work with us for Windjammer Days. The board will be reviewing these proposals in their December meeting and will be good stewards of this very important community event,” said Catherine Wygant Fossett, executive director.

The completed RFP’s are due to the Chamber by close of business 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13. The chamber will review all proposals and make its final selection by December 20. All bidders will be notified of the Chamber’s decision including those who do not win the bid.

Since being founded 51 years ago in 1962, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has grown into a first-rate, multi-service membership organization that currently serves over 380 members. The chamber’s next big event will be the annual Harbor Lights Festival, to be held the weekend of Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013.