In plain English
The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health needs catering, conference space, and hotel services. They plan to award multiple contracts. You can find full details and submit a quote on the COMMBUYS portal.
About this bid
The purpose of this Request for Response (RFR) is for the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to enter into contracts with multiple Catering Services and Conference Space bidders that qualify to provide services as described within the RFR. Reposting of BD-16-1022-DMH08-8210B-00000006294 Point of contact: ELENI SHABA ([email protected]). Solicitation BD-16-1022-DMH08-8210B-00000006867 from Department of Mental Health. Full documents and how to quote are on COMMBUYS, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts procurement portal (viewing is public; quoting needs a free COMMBUYS sign-in).
Details
- Agency
- DMH08 - STATEWIDE
- Classification (PSC)
- Travel and Food and Lodging and Entertainment Services (UNSPSC 90-11-16)
- Place of performance
- Boston, Massachusetts
How to access this bid
Click “View the original posting” — it opens the full bid on COMMBUYS (no account needed).
Documents download straight from the bid page — also no account.
To quote electronically, register a free COMMBUYS vendor account; otherwise follow the submission directions in the bid.
Documents
Listed on the original posting. Download them from the agency's portal.
- DMH CATERING SERVICES CONF SPACE AND HOTELS RFR APPROVED VENDORS 2024.docx
- Supplier Diversity Plan Form.xlsx
- First Amendment to the DMH Catering Master Agreement RFR.pdf
- Instructions-for-vendors-responding-to-bids (1).docx
- Authorized Signatory Listing-2 (1).rtf
- prompt-pay-frm (2).doc
- DMH Catering Bidders Response Form-1 (3).docx
- DMH Catering Services RFR_FINAL-3 (15)~1.docx
- STANDARD CONTRACT FORM INSTRUCTIONS, CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATIONS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER FORM
- STANDARD CONTRACT FORM CATERING MA
- OSD Required Specifications for Commodities and Services
- MA Form_W-9
- Notice of Catering RFR Extension
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