Dining Services

The University of Wisconsin System is seeking a dining services contractor for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh through solicitation 2026-UWSYS-01091, a procurement opportunity located in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. The contract involves comprehensive dining service management for the university campus, with proposals required to be submitted electronically through the ShopUW+ procurement portal at https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=UWisconsin. Potential vendors must participate in a mandatory site survey/site inspection scheduled for September 25, 2025, at 10:00am, with details accessible through the online portal. Interested suppliers have until September 29, 2025, at 4:30pm to submit written questions regarding the solicitation. Vendors experiencing technical difficulties with the supplier portal login can contact the Jaggaer Supplier Support team at 1-800-233-1121 or submit a support ticket through their designated support page. The proposal submission deadline is set for November 4, 2025, with all responses mandatorily entered online through the specified procurement system.

While specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are not explicitly outlined in the provided documentation, vendors should be prepared to demonstrate comprehensive dining service capabilities for a higher education institutional setting. Technical support for potential bidders is available through the Jaggaer Supplier Support team, indicating a structured approach to vendor engagement and technical assistance. The solicitation appears to be a standard competitive procurement process for dining services management, targeting vendors with experience in large-scale food service operations within educational environments. Interested parties must navigate the online procurement portal, complete the site inspection, and submit all required documentation by the specified deadlines. Although precise budget ranges or award values are not disclosed in the current documentation, the comprehensive nature of the solicitation suggests a significant contractual opportunity for qualified dining service providers.