Minnesota Supplier Systems #2000018892

Minnesota seeks summit catering and conference services

Minnesota is seeking catering and related conference services for the Child Support Division’s Safety-First Training Summit. - Government buyer: State of Minnesota, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Child Support Division. - Requested services: Breakfast for 400 attendees and lunch for 400 attendees on day one; lunch for 50 attendees on day two. The catering schedule also lists one overall job/price-schedule line. - Other conference needs: Venue and meeting-room rental, audiovisual equipment rental, and lodging. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska is identified as the event location in the catering materials. - Notable requirements: Venue must be in Minnesota, within 15 miles of the specified Chaska location, clean, well maintained, and large enough for the event. Menus should include vegetarian and low-fat/low-cholesterol options, with allergens labeled. Attendance is estimated, and the State guarantees no minimum lodging-room or meal quantities. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers or catering/service vendors are named. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is identified as the event location. - Estimated value: $12,500 for the catering/conference services estimate; the price schedule itself has blank prices.

Description

The State of Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is seeking bids for catering for the Child Support Division Safety-First Training Summit at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota, on April 29–30, 2027. The procurement covers conference catering, with the attached price schedule identifying breakfast and lunch quantities. The solicitation also describes a conference contract scope that includes venue and room rentals, audiovisual equipment rental, lodging, and catering. Responses must be submitted electronically through the Supplier Portal by November 18, 2026, at 4:30 PM CST; the stated estimated catering cost is $12,500.

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