El Paso County Ionwave #27-002 Addendum 3

El Paso County Courthouse Cafeteria Operations and Catering Services

El Paso County, Texas is seeking an operator to run its courthouse cafeteria and provide related food and catering services. - Buyer: El Paso County, Texas — County Purchasing Department. - Service requested: Manage, operate, and maintain the courthouse cafeteria under a nonexclusive license; provide food and beverages, staffing, supplies, catering, and restaurant and event menus, including an all-inclusive meal option for special events. A point-of-sale cashiering system is required. - Location and service capacity: The cafeteria is in the lower level of the Enrique Moreno El Paso County Courthouse, with seating for 175; the jury dining room accommodates 15. Operating hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. - Operations and reporting: The operator is responsible for safe and sanitary operations, required cleaning and pest control, applicable food-safety compliance, equipment maintenance, and monthly sales and commission reporting. The County may consider gross-commission or profit-based proposals subject to approval, transparent reporting, and audit rights. Commission rates are 10% in year one, 15% in year two, and 20% in years three through ten; rates for extensions may be negotiated. - Qualifications and evaluation: The County considers economic value, restaurant experience and customer service, menu diversity and affordability, transition and reporting plans, references, required licenses, and employee health-insurance benefits. Minimum experience is three years in the restaurant or hospitality industry, or five years of combined experience among individual employees. - Notable details: Serving containers may be boxes or black plastic plates; serving size refers to the protein’s actual size or weight. The solicitation identifies Thurmaduk tables as the hot wells and removes a slicer from the County-owned equipment inventory. No specific food products, quantities, or part numbers are requested. - OEMs and vendors: No food-service OEM or operating vendor is named in the solicitation materials.

Description

El Paso County, Texas is requesting proposals for courthouse cafeteria services. The solicitation seeks a restaurant proposal evaluated on economic value, restaurant experience, menu, transition and reporting plan, minimum qualifications, references, and employee health insurance. The cafeteria hours are stated as 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Proposals may be submitted online through Ion Wave or delivered to the County Purchasing Department; the current response deadline is November 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. MT.

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