RFI for Food and Beverage Services

The Kentucky State Fair Board (KSFB) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for food and beverage services at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville, Kentucky. The KSFB is seeking input from qualified food and beverage providers on options for concessions and catering at the KEC. The information gathered may be used to create a future Request for Proposal (RFP) for an exclusive or preferred food and beverage operator at the KEC. The RFI covers a wide range of requirements, including the vendor's capabilities for scaling up to service large events, executing temporary restaurant or portable concepts, managing concession options, providing catering and in-booth menus, staffing plans, customer service, sustainability measures, fee structures, and experience with separate catering and concessions agreements. Responses to the RFI are due by June 24, 2024, at 3:30 PM EST, and should be submitted directly to the KSFB Director of Procurement.

The RFI does not contain any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, nor does it list any incumbent vendors or current contractors. The KSFB is seeking to gather information from food and beverage operators serving large conventions and event centers to potentially develop a future RFP, but no award values or budget ranges are provided in the current RFI.