Food Services_Treasury_Vault Cafe

The Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices intends to solicit food services at its Vault Cafe, with a sources sought notice due by 2:00 PM ET on May 20, 2026.

Place of performance is the Treasury's Main Treasury Building and Freedman's Bank Building in Washington, DC. The contractor must operate Vault Cafe Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., serving approximately 700 occupants with breakfast service (7:00–9:30 a.m.), lunch service (11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.), grab-and-go offerings, and barista service (7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.). The contractor must also manage and stock six vending machines (four at Main Treasury, two at Freedman's Bank) with beverages and healthy snacks, maintaining 95% uptime with 3–5 day response times for outages.

All contractor personnel require Tier 2 security clearance. A Certified Food Protection Manager must be on-site during all operating hours. Food service requirements mandate fresh, organically or locally grown products (within 100–400 miles) for at least 25% of food choices, multiple menu options for dietary restrictions (low-fat, low-sodium, low-calorie, reduced-sugar, vegetarian, vegan), and compliance with FDA Food Code and USDA standards.

The contract provides a minimum guaranteed monthly profit of $8,000 in the Base Year, increasing 3% annually through four optional years, with the Government subsidizing losses. Administrative expenses are capped at 3% of monthly sales. The contractor must maintain 90% customer satisfaction, 10-minute transaction wait times, 95% vending machine uptime, 95% cleaning compliance, and 99.9% POS system availability.

Responses to the sources sought notice should be submitted to Ricky Callahan at ricky.callahan@irs.gov, limited to five pages, and must include company name, UEI, website, point of contact, details on affiliate and joint venture relationships, relevant GWACs and FSS vehicles, and experience performing similar work within the last three years. NAICS code is 722310.