Concession Trailer Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals are due by Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

The college shall process the contractor's payment within thirty 30 days from the receipt of a valid invoice to the college's accounts payable office.

Selection will be based on the quality and value of the proposal, including comprehensiveness and responsiveness to the requirements outlined in this RFP. The proposals will be evaluated based on experience (20%), services offered (30%), food pricing (30%), and financial (20%).

The proposer must demonstrate a minimum of five 5 years of continuous experience providing comprehensive dining services, including retail operations and catering services, and residential dining where applicable. Experience must include the simultaneous management of multiple food service venues under a single contract. Experience serving Florida colleges and other institutions of higher education is preferred.

Failure to comply with utility conservation may result in a penalty equal to half of the applicable utility bill for that month. Failure to remit commission payments by the required deadline may result in a five percent 5 late charge.

The college will conduct optional site walks to review bidding processes, requirements, and specifications of the RFP on by appointment before June 22, 2026.

All notices of protest must be filed within 72 hours of the posting of the college's decision. Any formal protest must be filed within 10 days of the notice of protest.

Any proposal may be rejected if it is conditional, incomplete, or deviates from specifications in this RFP. If the college determines that a protest is frivolous, the party originating the protest may be determined irresponsible and that party may be determined to be ineligible for future contract awards.

Delivery is required if over 50 miles from Scituate town line.

Consideration in the awarding of the contract will be given to price, experience and competence of the bidder, the nature and size of the bidders organization, and quality of similar projects it has performed and completed in the past and a determination by the town that the company has the ability to complete the work.

The company has the ability to complete the work. and a determination by the town that the company has the ability to complete the work.

Incomplete bid forms may be cause for disqualification of the bid. Bids that are renumbered or resequenced may be cause for rejection if all information cannot be easily found and identified.

Bids are due Monday, June 08, 2026, by 5:00 PM. bids are due monday june 08, 2026 by 5:00 p. m.

All sums due to any suppliers utilized by successful bidders must be paid or will be paid within ten 10 days of receipt of any money received from the Cherokee Nation under any purchase order. All sums due to any suppliers utilized by successful bidders must be paid or will be paid within ten 10 days of receipt of any money received from the cherokee nation under any purchase order.

The award will be to the lowest most responsive, responsible bid, taking Indian preference into consideration. he lowest most responsive, responsible bid will be the determining factor in awarding thisbid taking indian preference in accordance with cherokee nation policy and procedures.

The Nation may make investigations to determine the bidder's ability to perform and reserves the right to reject any bid if the bidder is not properly qualified. he nation may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the nation all such information and data for this purpose as the nation may request.

Bids received after the designated date and time will be ineligible for award. any bids received after the designated date and time will be ineligible for award.