Catering and Events Linen Rental Service

AI-extracted from Catering_Events Linen RFP 2026 FINAL.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Saint Louis Zoo seeks qualified linen rental companies to provide weekly linen rental, laundering, delivery, pickup, and exchange services for catering and private event functions. The Zoo intends to award one non-exclusive Vendor of Record agreement. Bidding is open to onshore USA organizations capable of performing work onsite.

Issued by

Saint Louis Zoo

RFP Issued

October 7, 2026

Deadline for Questions

End of day CST on October 21, 2026

Proposal Due Date

2:00 PM CST on October 28, 2026

How to submit

Electronic via BidNet Direct

Submission details

Submit a single PDF named FirmName_ProjectName_RFP to https://www.bidnetdirect.com/missouri/saintlouiszoo by 2:00 PM CST on October 28, 2026.

Contract term

January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, with two 1-year renewal options, total duration not to exceed four years.

Place of performance

Saint Louis Zoo - Forest Park, One Government Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110 and Saint Louis Zoo - WildCare Park, 12385 Larimore Road, St. Louis, MO 63138

Insurance and bonding

Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 general aggregate / $2,000,000 products-completed operations aggregate), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), Workers Compensation (statutory), Employer Liability ($500,000 accident / $500,000 disease per employee / $1,000,000 disease policy limit). Zoo named as Additional Insured.

Funding

St. Louis Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District