Doing Business with the House

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Transactions relating to the expenditure of public funds require the highest degree of public trust and an impeccable standard of conduct. This site provides procurement-specific documents to vendors that are interested in doing business with the U.S. House of Representatives.

This site also provides guidance to representatives seeking to lease office space and vehicles in their districts.

Procurement Opportunities

CAO Acquisitions Management - A service of the Chief Administrative Officer

O'Neill House Office Building, Suite 5110
For questions on current solicitations, please call: (202) 225-2921

Notice to Interested Parties

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.

Current Solicitations:

House Food Service Operations - OAM25008S:

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. 

After the RFP is posted, a pre-proposal conference will held on November 13th. This will be a great chance to learn more about our expectations and ask any questions. Additionally, site walk(s) 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 using the links above.

Due to the overwhelming interest in site walks, the House will be holding a third round of site walks on January 14, 2025. If interested in attending, please sign up here.

There is an additional opportunity to ask questions which has been extended. Please submit all outstanding questions using J.15 RFI Questions Template no later than January 17th, 2024 at 2:00PM EST.

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. 

Should you have any questions about the RFP, please submit them using the RFI format to emails below:  

Documents:

House Food Service Operations (RFP-OAM25008S)

RFP-OAM25008S Amendment 0001.pdf

RFP-OAM250085 Amendment 0002.pdf

RFP-OAM250085 Amendment 0003.pdf

OAM25008S Attachments J.1-J.14

OAM25008S Attachments J.1-J.14 (Revised)

J.15 RFI Questions Template

J.16 Price and Portion Guide

J.17 MDR Sample Menus.pdf

J.18 Rayburn Banquet Rooms.pdf

J.15 RFI Final Responses.xlsx