Catering Services

The University of South Florida seeks qualified USA suppliers to provide catering services for on-campus events, activities, meetings, and programs. The required scope includes catering across various campus venues such as conference rooms, classrooms, outdoor spaces, performance venues, and banquet-style facilities, with offsite performance of the work. Eligible entities must be USA organizations. The buyer released this Invitation to Negotiate (Number 2027-119-ITN-PRO) on August 24, 2026. Bidders must submit proposals online through the solicitation portal before the close date of September 23, 2026, at 3:00 PM EDT, as USF rejects email and fax submissions. USF offers an optional, virtual pre-proposal meeting and accepts questions via the event's Q & A Board. The buyer requests proposals to determine the budget and provides no specific evaluation criteria in the text.