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The SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a RFP for Food Service Operations at the Smithsonian National Zoo in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 28 Aug 2025 and is scheduled to close on 06 Oct 2025, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 125274651, while the tender notice number is 250268-0000 and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: RFP for Food Service Operations at the Smithsonian National Zoo
Deadline: 06 Oct 2025
Posting Date: 28 Aug 2025
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 125274651
Document Ref. No.: 250268-0000
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Description
Amendment No. 2 adds a walk through of existing facilities on September 3, 2025 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST.
Due date for questions changed to 12:00 pm EST on September 8, 2025.
Due date for proposals changed to 12:00 pm EST on October 6, 2025.
Adds food truck concessions to RFP and Appendix D (Sample Food Truck Concession Agreement).
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Amendment No. 1: amends Appendix B to the RFP, Sample Concession Agreement, and its Appendices D and E, Additional Zoo Policies and Weather Policy.
Appendix B to the RFP, Sample Concession Agreement, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the new Appendix B to the RFP attached hereto.______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sent on behalf of the Smithsonian Contracting Official:
The Smithsonian National Zoo seeks proposals for the management and operation of food and beverage services across multiple locations within the Rock Creek campus in Washington, D.C. This includes three restaurant spaces, two cafés, mobile food carts, food vending machines and catering.
If your company is interested in working with the Smithsonian on this project, please review the attached RFP documents and submit your qualifications in accordance with the attached instructions and conditions. This is not a solicitation for a federal contract and is therefore not governed by federal procurement procedures.
DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
To be considered, you must submit your proposal as detailed in the attached RFP via email to Laura Eichorn at [email protected] by no later than 12:00 P.M. Eastern time, on September 26, 2025. Proposals must be received by this deadline in order to be considered.
If you have any questions about this RFP, please submit your questions via email to Laura Eichorn at [email protected]. Que...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 250268-0000
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Sub-tier : SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Office: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
Updated Published Date: Aug 27, 2025 04:44 pm EDT
Original Published Date: Aug 15, 2025 03:35 pm EDT
Updated Date Offers Due: Oct 06, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Sep 26, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
Updated Inactive Date: Oct 21, 2025
Original Inactive Date: Oct 11, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: S203 - HOUSEKEEPING- FOOD
NAICS Code: 722310 - Food Service Contractors
Place of Performance: Washington, DC 20008 USA
Documents
App-D-to-RFP-Sample-Food-Truck-Concession-Agmt.pdf
App-B-to-RFP-Sample-Concession-Agmt-revised-2025-0.pdf
Appendix-C-to-RFP_Sample-Vending-Agreement.pdf
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