Catering Opportunity to qualify as preferred provider...Company leader has completed the St. Petersburg Chamber’s Greenhouse/Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program or the Tampa Bay Black

CateringOpportunity to qualify as preferred provider

The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg is opening a Center for Health Equity at 2333 34th Street South, St. Petersburg, Fla., and is seeking vendors to serve ongoing and periodic needs at the Center.

The Center for Health Equity will be a place where people from across Pinellas County can come together to find solutions to challenges that keep people and communities from achieving their best health. Groups using the Center’s meeting spaces to collaborate and create change will be supported with research, technology and trained facilitators to accelerate their work. The Center will also host health equity educational events such as speaker series, trainings, and workshops.

Opportunity: Caterers of all kinds, capacities and specialties are invited to submit applications to be included on the Center’s list of approved caterers.

Selection process: This invitation to apply is designed to identify vendors who can support the Center's activities, staff and mission. The steps are:

1. Interested vendors submit the appropriate application (attached) no laterthan Monday, July 1, 2019, at 5 p.m. by electronic mail [email protected]; or delivered in person or post to: FHSP, 7446th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Note: Applications are fillable PDFforms that applicants can download to their computers and fill outelectronically, save the document locally on their computers and then attachto an email to be submitted to the Foundation by the deadline.

2. An Optional Informational Session for applicants will be held Tuesday, June25, from 8:30 – 10 a.m. at Pinellas Technical College, Room D2 on FirstFloor, 901 34th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711.

3. In early July, applicants chosen to continue in the selection process will tourthe Center before beginning to work with Foundation staff to negotiate finalcontracts that outline deliverables, schedules and payments.

4. Estimated start date is late August 2019.

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All caterers chosen for the preferred caterer list must provide, at the time of acceptance, proof of registration with the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz.org), proof of any required state licenses/certifications, and provide a Certificate of General Liability Insurance with a preferred coverage limit of $500,000 per occurrence/$1 million aggregate.

REMEMBER: Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2019, at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, 744 6th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 or by email at [email protected]

Expectations: With a mission to improve health equity in South Pinellas County, successful applicants must thrive in a setting designed to serve a diverse clientele.

Considerations: In a commitment to a more equitable community, consideration will be given to applicants who have one or more of the following attributes:

• have completed the St. Petersburg Chamber’s Greenhouse/Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program or the Tampa Bay BlackBusiness Incubator• are in proximity to the Center at 2333 34th St. South• are a minority-owned business

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Application for preferred provider listThe Center for Health Equity anticipates needing a diversity of catering options for its clients – from buffet breakfasts for 30 to box lunches for 10 to plated dinners for 300. To support such needs, the Foundation is establishing a list of qualified providers who have met insurance and other technical requirements, offer delivery and pickup service (when required), and successfully complete an orientation of the Center’s catering kitchen. Both small-scale and large-scale operations are sought to qualify for the list as the Center anticipates a wide variety of opportunities for vendors in the community. Clients needing food service in the Center will be directed to pick from this list of providers to serve their needs.Note: All caterers selected for consideration for the preferred list will be required to attend an orientation of the the Center's kitchen. The questions below, however, are designed to inform which vendor(s) is selected to proceed in the process.

1. Company name (Full legal name)

2. Federal Identification Number

3. Street address (include zip code)

4. Mailing address (if different from street address)

5. Who owns the company? Is it a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or limited liability company?

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6. When was the company founded?

7. How many years has the company operated under this name?

8. Who is the best contact for this company to complete the caterer orientation of the Center, if selected?Please provide their name, phone number and email address.

9. Please describe any litigation the applicant has been party to in the last 5 years where it was alleged thatthe applicant was in breach of contract for a similar service with a client/customer.

10. Please provide a list of any required government licensing/certifications that your company holds. If youare not currently licensed, explain what steps you are taking to comply by time of contract signing.a. Name of license or certification/ Issuing agency/ Your number/ Expiration Date

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Yes No

b. If you answered no to above, please explain.

11. All vendors chosen for hire as providers will also be expected, at the time of contract signing, toprovide proof of registration with the Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz.org), and must comply with otherapplicable insurance considerations found in Attachment A (Vendor Insurance Requirements).

a. Will any of these requirements prove prohibitive for your company?

12. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have one or more of the following attributes.Please check any that are applicable to you or your company:

Company leader has completed the St. Petersburg Chamber’s Greenhouse/Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program or the Tampa Bay Black Business Incubator

Company operations are located in proximity to the Center

Company is a minority-owned business

13. In one or two sentences, describe what styles of catering you provide.

14. Do you have a specialty you are known for or prefer to provide?

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15. Provide a list of your current price sheet for catering.

16. How far in advance do you require orders to be placed?

17. What minimum order requirements do you have?

18. What is your minimum order requirement for delivery?

19. What is the minimum time you require to deliver on an order?

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22. Can you facilitate dish and glass rental and/or disposable dishes for clients if they ask?

21. Do you have the capacity to provide on-site staffing for table service for large events if asked?

20. What kind of payments do you accept?

23. What else should we know about your business?

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