Opportunity
San Jacinto Community College Ionwave #RFP #27-03
Restaurant and Full-Service Catering for San Jacinto Community College District
Posted
October 13, 2026
Respond By
October 29, 2026
Identifier
RFP #27-03
NAICS
722320, 722514
San Jacinto Community College District is seeking restaurant and catering providers for meals and events across its campuses and district locations. - Buyer: San Jacinto Community College District (SJCCD), Purchasing Department. - Services sought: - Restaurant pickup and delivery of freshly prepared food for meetings, training, events, student activities, athletics, and other College functions. - Full-service catering, including plated meals, staffed or unstaffed buffets, boxed meals, snack and beverage packages, and bulk food orders. - Food and beverage offerings: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, cookies and other desserts, ice cream, pies, cakes, snacks, and beverages. No fixed quantities or product part numbers are specified. - OEM and named platform: Keurig Dr Pepper products are generally required for beverages at College events, subject to stated exceptions for unlabeled or self-labeled iced tea, lemonade, and water, hot coffee, and individual water bottles. EzCater is referenced in the restaurant-services questionnaire as an ordering platform vendors may use. - Service requirements: Providers must meet applicable food-safety and sanitation rules, offer timely delivery, and supply necessary disposable service items. Catering providers must provide appropriate setup, staffing, equipment and rental-item handling, and post-event cleanup and trash removal; events may involve up to approximately 900 attendees. - Service locations: Providers may serve Central, South, and North campuses; District Administration Buildings; Maritime Campus; Generation Park Campus; and The Edge Center. Vendors identify the locations they can serve. - Proposal information: Respondents provide the applicable service questionnaire, menu and pricing, discount off menu pricing, delivery fees, and at least five recent references. A current food-service permit, insurance compliance, and applicable federal-award procurement requirements are also noted. - Term: One-year initial term with up to four one-year renewal options; renewal pricing adjustments may be requested under a CPI-based process.
Description
San Jacinto Community College District is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified firms to provide restaurant and catering services. The scope includes prepared-food pickup and delivery for restaurant services, as well as full-service catering for meetings, training sessions, special events, student activities, athletic events, and other College functions. SJCCD intends to establish separate restaurant-services and catering-services vendor pools and may select one or more firms based on best value. Proposals must be submitted through IonWave; the District states that it intends to use federal funding and follow 2 CFR Part 200 requirements.