Russell Food and Dirksen Ground & Hart Food and Related Services

Offerors, In this announcement is Request for Proposal (RFP) # AOCSSB26R0009 for Senate Food and Related Services for the United States Senate under the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). Offerors must follow the RFP instructions outlined in Section L to help us evaluate your proposal. Questions regarding the RFP package are requested by Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 12:00 Noon ET. Questions must be submitted via Kiteworks.

Offerors shall use the first two columns of Attachment J.16 - Questions Template to submit questions. A Pre-proposal Conference and Walk-through of Senate facilities will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Companies are asked to limit participation to no more than two (2) individuals per vendor. Please provide vendor identifying information for the walk-through via email to the CO and CS. Meeting location and details will be provided upon registration.

The final proposal submission will be due Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 12:00 Noon ET. Proposals must be received via AOC’s Secure File Transfer Site - Kiteworks as stated in Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Contractor.

Offerors are encouraged to request access to Kiteworks via email as soon as possible

(Read instructions in Attachment J.23)

List of RFP Attachments: This RFP results in two contracts (Russell Food and Dirksen Ground & Hart Food and Related Services) AOCSSB26R0009 – Standard Form (SF) 33 Section B – Supplies and/or Services and Prices Section C – Statement of Work Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Contractor Section M – Evaluation Factors for Award RFP Attachments J.1 through J.23 RFP Attachment J.2 (drawings) will require the completion of a nondisclosure agreement form, which is attachment J.22. Be advised that Attachments J.18 and J.19 shall not be completed until a contract (award) is issued; please do not complete these forms as a part of your proposal submission.

UPDATE JUNE 9, 2026. AMENDMENT 1: The final proposal submission will be due Friday, August 14, 2026, at 12:00 Noon ET.

NOTE: Please review documents dated June 9, 2026 as these documents have been amended for this solicitation. UPDATE June 18, 2026. We are aware of an issue with SAM not reporting the correct due date for proposals. We are working on this issue with the help desk. The final proposal submission will be due Friday, August 14, 2026, at 12:00 Noon ET. UPDATE July 1, 2026. SF30's for amendment 1 and 2 are uploaded to capture changes. Question and Answer is uploaded to address questions.