2026-03 Cafe Vendor - Woodbridge Community & Cultural Center

The Town of Woodbridge is finalizing the transformation of the Old Firehouse into a vibrant Community and Cultural Center, with a central feature being a newly designed café area. This café is intended as a welcoming space for residents to gather and enjoy coffee and light refreshments, although it does not include a kitchen facility, only space for a barista and the sale of pre-prepared food and drinks. The design includes access to an outdoor patio and an adjacent smaller event space suitable for group gatherings, reflecting community input that strongly favored the addition of a café to the renovated building. The contract opportunity, identified as solicitation number 1431 and posted on April 7, 2026, seeks a vendor to operate the café within the Community and Cultural Center. The solicitation is managed by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services Procurement office, with responses due by April 20, 2026. Anthony Genovese serves as the primary contact for this solicitation. This initiative is part of the State and Local government efforts to enhance community resources and create a lively, social environment at the repurposed Old Firehouse location.