About this opportunity
AI summaryDickinson State University seeks a vendor to provide self-supporting food operations services in Dickinson, North Dakota. The selected contractor will deliver varied residential dining and catering services throughout the year, encompassing specific meal block plans, retail door prices, and coffee options. Work must be performed onsite within the United States. Offerors must submit the Financial Proposal Submittal Form as a separate cost proposal and detail pricing across a three-year initial contract term. The financial proposal must specify management fees, returns to the university, and pricing for block plans, door rates, and potential investments. Offerors must submit all questions no later than November 16, 2026.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- DICKINSON STATE UNIVERSITY
- Solicitation No.
- SRC000468
Scope of work
- Residential dining services
- Catering services
- Beverages
- Food distribution
- Coffee shop operations
- Fueling station in weight room
- Management and personnel
- Equipment inventory, procurement, and repairs
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Experience with similar projects including higher education | 15 |
| Value and cost | 20 |
Minimum qualifications
- Demonstrated experience and qualifications of the firm providing the type of work requested in the RFP
- Experience in completing similar projects, including higher education
- Provision of three references for similar completed projects
Documents to include with your response
- Technical Proposal
- Cost Proposal (Attachment 2 - Financial Proposal Submittal Form)
- Three (3) references for similar completed projects
Key dates
- Issued
- November 2nd, 2026
- Questions due
- November 16th, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via NDBuys
- Instructions
- Upload Technical Proposal and Cost Proposal in separate files through NDBuys; email submissions are not permitted; do not submit zip files, movies, WMP, encrypted, or MP3 files.
Contract details
- Term
- Three-year initial contract term
- Place of performance
- Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND
