Field House Concessions at Floyd Little Athletic Center

New Haven Public Schools is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors with experience in food service operations to manage the food concession stand at the Floyd Little Athletic Center. This solicitation, identified as 2026-RFP-CNH-365, aims to secure a vendor capable of providing comprehensive food service to athletic facilities within the center. The contract will be administered under strict compliance with applicable federal procurement, labor, environmental, and ethical regulations, including adherence to prevailing wage laws, anti-lobbying provisions, and environmental protection statutes. The contract emphasizes maintaining transparent financial and administrative records consistent with federal reporting requirements and mandates that the contractor comply with System for Award Management (SAM) registration and debarment checks throughout the contract period. The evaluation process for award focuses on a best-value trade-off approach, weighing scientific and technical merit, technical execution feasibility, and management capabilities, ensuring the vendor selected demonstrates sound methodology, effective project management, and past performance relevant to the scope. The contract incorporates conflict of interest safeguards requiring written standards of conduct and prohibiting gratuities, along with stringent flow-down clauses to subcontractors. Reporting and compliance obligations include quarterly performance and lobbying certification forms as well as prohibitions verification tied to ARPA grant monitoring. Financial terms and specifics such as payment offices, invoicing details, and contract value remain undefined in the solicitation documents. Administrative oversight will be maintained by designated City officials, with performance inspection and acceptance conducted at the designated place of performance, presumably within New Haven, Connecticut. The contract also requires affirmative action efforts to maximize participation of minority, women-owned, and labor surplus area businesses in subcontracting opportunities.