Catering and/or Venue Services

Background

Multnomah County is seeking vendors to provide food catering and/or venue services. The services are intended to meet a diverse set of needs for County-hosted community meetings and events, supporting the County's mission to promote health, justice, and wellness through food provided at these gatherings.

Work Details

Vendors can apply for either CATEGORY 1: Catering or CATEGORY 2: Venue services, or both. For catering, services must be appropriate for specified event sizes (5-50, 51-100, 101-150, and 151+ attendees) and adhere to the County’s food service and sustainability requirements. Catering services include: - Food delivery (including pick-up) - Onsite dining - Full-service catering - Bundled food and venue services. For venue services, vendors must provide appropriate facilities that comply with the County’s guidelines for nutrition and responsible business practices. Key requirements include: - Offering balanced, inclusive menu options - Minimizing food waste - Sourcing locally - Ensuring ADA compliance - Providing necessary amenities like AV equipment - Maintaining health safety standards.

Period of Performance

The contract term will be negotiated at the time of contract execution but will not exceed five years.

Place of Performance

Services will be performed within Multnomah County, Oregon.

Bidder Requirements

Proposers must be legal entities registered to do business in Oregon. They must submit verification that all insurance requirements are met along with a current year W-9. Proposers are encouraged to participate in the program if they are Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, or Emerging Small Businesses.