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This site provides procurement-specific documents to vendors that are interested in doing business with the U.S. House of Representatives.</p><p>This site also provides guidance to representatives seeking to lease <a href="/doing-business-with-the-house/leases/district-office-leases">office space</a> and <a href="/doing-business-with-the-house/leases/vehicle-leases">vehicles</a> in their districts.</p><h2>Procurement Opportunities</h2><h3>CAO Acquisitions Management - A service of the Chief Administrative Officer</h3><p>O'Neill House Office Building, Suite 5110<br>For questions on current solicitations, please call: (202) 225-2921</p><h3>Notice to Interested Parties</h3><p>Potential bidders/offerors that choose to download a solicitation from this website are solely responsible for checking the site regularly for any amendments that may be issued before the closing date of the solicitation. Failure to check the site and submit a signed copy of the amendment(s) with your offer/bid, will render your offer/bid to be non-responsive and excluded from any consideration.</p><p class="section-header">Current Solicitations:</p><p class="section-header"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;">House Food Service Operations - OAM25008S:</span></p><p>The House of Representatives is looking for a variety of vendors including but not limited to local, regional, and national restaurants, caterers, and vending service providers to meet the food service needs of the House. Below a Request for Proposal (RFP) and supporting documents are attached, which outline the food service opportunities available. You can bid on one, some, or all locations, depending on your interest and capabilities. </p><p class="text-align-justify" style="background-color:white;"><span style="color:black;">After the RFP is posted, a </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mYITktAiSU2NMHFw1YltmPmBr-27ICdPnUwdbAGYTPNURFNLRkhNSkpHWEMzQTNXQVlTTVRPVjVSUC4u" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0"><span style="color:#0563C1;">pre-proposal conference</span></a><span style="color:#0563C1;"> </span><span style="color:black;">will held on November 13th. This</span><span style="color:red;"> </span><span style="color:black;">will be a great chance to learn more about our expectations and ask any questions. Additionally, </span><a href="http://bit.ly/3CpKGsp" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1"><span style="color:#0563C1;">site walk(s)</span></a><span style="color:#242424;"> </span><span style="color:black;">will be held on November 19th through November 21st, allowing vendors to tour our campus and food service facilities. Please make sure to sign up for both the pre-proposal conference and site walk</span><span style="color:#242424;"> </span><span style="color:black;">using the links above.</span></p><p class="text-align-justify" style="background-color:white;"><span style="color:black;">Proposals are due no later than Friday, January 31, 2025, at 2:00PM EST, unless changed by an Amendment to the solicitation. Offerors should complete all applicable fields that are on page 1 of the RFP document and submit all other required information as outlined in the RFP. </span></p><p style="background-color:white;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span style="color:black;">Should you have any questions about the RFP, please submit them using the RFI format to emails below: </span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"> </span></p><ul><li><p style="background-color:white;white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:housefoodservices@mail.house.gov" data-linkindex="2"><span style="color:#0563C1;">housefoodservices@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="color:black;"> </span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"> </span></p></li><li><p style="background-color:white;white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:ryan.moran@mail.house.gov" data-linkindex="3"><span style="color:#0563C1;">ryan.moran@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="color:black;"> </span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"> </span></p></li><li><p style="background-color:white;white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:breana.wilson@mail.house.gov" data-linkindex="4"><span style="color:#0563C1;">breana.wilson@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="color:black;"> </span><span style="color:#242424;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"> </span></p></li><li><p style="background-color:white;white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:paige.sullivan@mail.house.gov" data-linkindex="5"><span style="color:#0563C1;">paige.sullivan@mail.house.gov</span></a><span style="color:black;"> </span> </p></li></ul><p style="background-color:white;white-space:pre-wrap;">Documents:</p><p><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-11/House%20Food%20Service%20Operations%20%28RFP-OAM25008S%29.pdf">House Food Service Operations (RFP-OAM25008S)</a></p><p><a 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