Request for Proposals for the Renovation, Operation, and Maintenance of Snack Bars with Options for Mobile Food Units at Verdi Square, Manhattan; First Park, Manhattan; and West 3rd Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan

In accordance with Section 1-13 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) is issuing, as of the date of this notice, a significant Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Renovation, Operation, and Maintenance of Snack Bars with Options for Mobile Food Units at Verdi Square, Manhattan; First Park, Manhattan; and West 3rd Street and 6th Avenue, Manhattan (Solicitation Nos. M94-SB; M124-SB; & M125-SB).
There will be a recommended remote proposer meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 12:00 PM. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote proposer meeting. The link for this meeting is as follows:
The link for this remote site meeting is as follows:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting MDlhODM0OTItOThhMy00ZThlLTk4MjAtZTNmMDhkMzA1ZWI0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2232f56fc7-5f81-4e22-a95b-15da66513bef%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e00b9d94-6eed-47f7-97f7-61b320e5435e%22%7d
Meeting ID: 258 535 440 715 Passcode: mh7rV32w
Or call in (audio only)
1-646-893-7101
Phone Conference ID: 246440610#
Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at the proposed concession sites.
All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Friday, April 4, 2025, at 2:00 PM.
Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained at no cost, through Friday, April 4, 2025, by contacting Lindsay Schott, Senior Project Manager at (212)360-3405 or at Lindsay.Schott@parks.nyc.gov.
The RFP is also available for download, through Friday, April 4, 2025, on Parks’ website. To download the RFP, visit  http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities and click on the “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” link. Once you have logged in, click on the “download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.
For more information or if you cannot attend the remote proposer meeting, prospective proposers may contact Lindsay Schott, Senior Project Manager, at (212)360-3405 or at Lindsay.Schott@parks.nyc.gov.
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Alternatively, a message can be left on the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD). The TDD number is 212-New York (212-639-9675).