El Paso County Ionwave #27-002

Courthouse Cafeteria and Catering Operations for El Paso County

El Paso County, Texas, is seeking an operator for food service at the Enrique Moreno El Paso County Courthouse. - Government buyer: El Paso County, Texas — County Purchasing Department. - Requested service: Manage, operate, and maintain the courthouse cafeteria under a nonexclusive, revocable license, including restaurant and catering services. - Provide staff, food, supplies, a POS cashiering system, cleaning, sanitation, pest control, and equipment maintenance. - Offer restaurant and catering menus, including an all-inclusive meal option for special events; support County events and special functions. - Coordinate transition planning to avoid service interruptions and submit monthly sales and commission reports. - Facility context: The cafeteria is in the courthouse lower level and seats 175; the jury dining room seats 15. The building has approximately 950 employees. - Term and revenue share: Initial term of ten years, with two five-year extension options, for a maximum of twenty years. County commission rates are 10% in year one, 15% in year two, and 20% in years three through ten; extension-period rates may be negotiated. - Notable qualifications and requirements: Proposers must demonstrate relevant restaurant experience, hold required licenses, and address customer service, menu variety and affordability, staffing, marketing, transition, and reporting. A Code of Ethics training affidavit or certificate is required; the selected provider must also satisfy applicable bond and insurance requirements. - Evaluation considerations: Economic value, restaurant experience, menu, transition and reporting plans, qualifications, references, and employee health insurance benefits. - OEMs and specified products: No OEMs, named service vendors, food products, equipment models, part numbers, or product quantities are identified.

Description

El Paso County, Texas is requesting proposals for courthouse cafeteria services. Proposals may be submitted online through the Ion Wave e-Bid platform or delivered as hard copy to the County Purchasing Department. The solicitation states that proposals will be evaluated based on criteria including economic value, restaurant experience, menu, transition and reporting plan, minimum qualifications, references, and employee health insurance benefits. Proposals are due October 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. MT.

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