Buffet Food Government Bids & RFPs

The vendor shall deliver all food to the event location and arrive early enough to complete setup before 12:30 pm. arrive early enough to complete setup before 12:30 pm.

Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose proposal best meets the needs of the city of gallatin. award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose proposal best meets the needs of the city of gallatin.

The bidder shall be properly licensed to provide catering services, comply with all applicable federal, state, and local health regulations, and carry appropriate general liability insurance. The bidder shall: be properly licensed to provide catering services. comply with all applicable federal, state, and local health regulations. carry appropriate general liability insurance.

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted to scott beaman by the deadline identified in the invitation to bid. questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted to scott beaman by the deadline identified in the invitation to bid.

Bidders must not be on the list created pursuant to ****, and contractors must not be engaged in a boycott of israel. bidders must not be on the list created pursuant to ****. boycott of israel: contractor must not be engaged in a boycott of israel as defined in ****.

Bids must be received up to and including Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 3:30 p. m. , prevailing time. bids for the county of orange ****, oces first responder wellness and resiliency conference will be received by the undersigned commissioner of the department of general services, in her office at **** mainst. , goshen, ny ****, up to and including tuesday, september 1, 2026 at 3: 30 p. m. , prevailing time

Payment shall be made after county acceptance of merchandise, with the submission of a detailed invoice that must reference the purchase order number, item description, quantity and bid price. payment shall be made after county acceptance of merchandise, with the submission of a detailed invoice that must reference the purchase order number, item description, quantity and bid price.

Awards may be made to the responsive and responsible bidders submitting the lowest priced bids. awards may be made to the responsive and responsible bidders submitting the lowest priced bids.

Bidders must be properly registered to do business in the state of New York and furnish applicable certificates of authority incorporation partnership dba, etc. bidders must be properly registered to do business in the state of new york and furnish applicable certificates of authority incorporation partnership dba, etc. with their bid.

If a vendor fails to perform or otherwise breaches the po terms and conditions, vendor may be listed as nonresponsible and may be ineligible for future contract awards. if a vendor fails to perform or otherwise breaches the po terms and conditions, in addition to any other rights and remedies the county may have, vendor may be listed as nonresponsible and may be ineligible for future contract awards.

A prebid conference and site visit will be held at location on date at time, prevailing time, and attendance is strongly recommended. applicable not applicablea prebid conference and site visit will be held at location on date at time, prevailing time. attendance is strongly recommended.

All questions must be submitted by Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 3:00 p. m. , prevailing time. all questions must be submitted by wednesday, august 19, 2026 at 3: 00 p. m. , prevailing time.

Failure to respond on any official forms included in this rfb may result in disqualification of a bid as nonresponsive. failure to respond to this rfb on any official forms included in this rfb may result in disqualification of a bid as nonresponsive.

Selection is based on the following criteria, which is either critical or is very important: ability of caterer to provide a high level of service, ability of caterer to provide high quality of all foods served without running out of said food, history of caterer to support the ability of handling large groups successfully serving all within the allotted time frame, information provided in response to the rfp, ability to provide safe food handling, overall cost of services, presentation of food in an attractive manner, experience recommendations from previous and existing clients.

The city of concord reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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The period of performance is for a duration of ten 10 days from 16 october 2026 25 october 2026.

All invoices must be submitted via wide area workflow wawf using the correct contract lineitem numbers clins.

The government intends to award a single purchase order to a responsible vendor whose quote represents the lowest priced technically acceptable lpta to the government.

The contractor must ensure all employee possess all local and state required food safety certifications for preparingserving food and food items in the performance of this contract.

Questions concerning this rfq must be made in writing via email. to: contract specialist, mr. daniel bibeau ***@***. *. *

Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your offer being considered unacceptable.

The period of performance is from October 16, 2026, to October 25, 2026. The period of performance must be for a duration of ten 10 days from 16 october 2026 25 october 2026.

Invoices must be submitted via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). All invoices must be submitted via wide area workflow wawf using the correct contract lineitem numbers clins.

The government intends to award to the responsible vendor whose quote represents the lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) offer. The government intends to award a single purchase order to a responsible vendor whose quote represents the lowest priced technically acceptable lpta to the government

Contractors must ensure all employees possess local and state required food safety certifications and are medically cleared. They must also provide a capability statement for a 7-day catering menu rotation and a copy of a current Massachusetts food service establishment health inspection report. The contractor must ensure all employee prosses all local and state required food safety certifications for preparingserving food and food items in the performance of this contract.

An unrealistically low price may be grounds for eliminating a quote from consideration. An unrealistically low price may be grounds for eliminating a quote from consideration.