Bid Banana
PricingBid helpAPILog inStart free trial
Log inStart free trial

Learn more

  • North Carolina guideNorth Carolina Bids and Bidding Guide
  • Compliance checkHow to Ensure RFP Compliance
  • How to answer an RFPChoosing and Responding to Government Bids
More food and beverage services bids →Must-win bid? Bring in The Bid Lab →
Bid Banana
SearchPricingBid helpBrowse bidsAPISupportFAQPrivacy PolicyTerms of UseAI Use Policy

This website and its content is copyright of The Bid Lab © 2026. The Bid Lab is a trademark of Bid Lab, LLC. All rights reserved.

  1. Bid Banana
  2. ›Bids
  3. ›North Carolina
  4. ›Closed bids
  5. ›SKYLINE CENTER CAFE

City of Wilmington·North Carolina

SKYLINE CENTER CAFE

Closes 9/22/2026$100k – $300kRequest for Proposal
Bid source

This opportunity has closed.

Bid Banana tracks 1.6M+ bids and awards across all 50 states. Save a search and we'll email your new matches, daily or weekly — so the next one reaches you with time to bid.

Get alerted next time

Description

The City of Wilmington is seeking a qualified vendor to lease and operate a café space in the Skyline Center building. The vendor will be responsible for all aspects of café management—including staffing, inventory, POS operations, marketing, and compliance—while the City provides the physical fixtures and space. The contract is a one‑year lease with two optional one‑year renewals, and the vendor must submit a proposed monthly lease fee along with an operational and financial plan. • Operate a grab‑and‑go café (coffee, specialty beverages, pre‑packaged foods) with no commercial kitchen facilities. • Provide all staffing, supplies, equipment (except City‑owned fixtures), POS system, and marketing. • Maintain required health licenses, insurance coverage, and adhere to all local health and safety regulations. • Submit a comprehensive proposal (operational plan, menu, budget, lease fee) by 3 PM on September 22 2026.

Attached files

The solicitation documents live at the source — open the bid source above to download them.

Contact

Ariental Fullwood(Buyer)

[email protected]

(910) 772-4158

Key dates

Opened
8/21/2026
Questions due
9/11/2026
Pre-bid meeting
9/3/2026Mandatory
Closes
9/22/2026
Duration
1 year

Last updated

Details

Type
Request for Proposal
Industry
Food and Beverage Services
NAICS
722410
Solicitation №
RFP-S2-0826.12

Budget estimate

$100,000 – $300,000

The RFP does not disclose a fixed lease amount; however, comparable city‑owned café leases in similar markets range from $5,000 to $15,000 per month. Assuming a 12‑month term, the annual lease revenue to the City would be $60,000–$180,000. The operating vendor would retain gross sales (estimated $300,000–$600,000 annually for a busy campus café) less lease, labor, cost of goods, and overhead, yielding an approximate profit of $100,000–$300,000 per year. Thus the expected earnings for the vendor are in the low‑hundreds‑of‑thousands range.

AI estimate from the solicitation

Similar opportunities

Matched by Bid Banana AI™

Bid Banana · 1.6M+ bids and awards 🍌

You found this one too late. Don't find the next one too late.

Bid Banana searches open government bids across all 50 states, updated daily. Save a search once and we email you your new matches, daily or weekly, while there is still time to win them.

1.6M+
bids & awards
All 50
states
4,000+
agencies
Start your 7-day free trial

Plans from $49.99/month. Cancel anytime, no setup fees.

Built by The Bid Lab, answering RFPs since 2017.

Kern County·California

Top match · 57%

Food-Beverage-Retail Gift Concessions

Closes 11/16/2026Opened 10/13/2026

Kern County·California

57% match

Food-Beverage-Retail Gift Concessions

Closes 11/16/2026Opened 10/13/2026

Samaritan House of Orangeburg·South Carolina

55% match

Samaritan House Cafeteria & Multipurpose Building

Closes 10/20/2026Opened 9/18/2026

City and County of Denver·Colorado

55% match

(RFP) Skyline Park Concession Services

Closes 10/19/2026Opened 9/11/2026

University of Iowa·Iowa

54% match

Cafe/Refreshment Provider at the College of Public Health

Closes 10/26/2026Opened 10/6/2026

U.S. Department Of Defense·Virginia

54% match

Cafeteria & Food Truck Services - DLA Susquehanna

Closes 10/30/2026Opened 9/28/2026

University of Iowa·Iowa

54% match

Retail Food Service Operator at Boyd Law Building

Closes 10/20/2026Opened 9/25/2026

City and County of San Francisco·California

54% match

EXT REC CON26-0047 Union Sq Cafe - Micro LBE

Closes 12/31/2026Opened 3/20/2026

Georgia City of Atlanta·Georgia

52% match

Pre-Advertisement Notice for Grant Park Gateway Rooftop Food and Beverage Commercial Enterprise

Closes 10/14/2026Opened 9/22/2026

Harmony Public Schools·Texas

52% match

Auditorium Convert to Cafeteria

Closes 10/22/2026Opened 9/3/2026

Village of Estero·Florida

52% match

Village Center Hub P3 Opportunities

Closes 12/15/2026Opened 9/15/2026

New York City Department of Education·New York

52% match

B5948: Job Order Contract for Cafeteria Experience Enhancement

Closes 11/5/2026Opened 9/17/2026

Metropolitan Council·Minnesota

52% match

Brooklyn Center Transit Center Interior Improvements (Contracting - with Small Business Goal)

Closes 10/30/2026Opened 9/29/2026

U.S. National Institutes of Health·United States of America

52% match

Single Source: Coordinating Center (CC) for the Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Consortium (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closes 1/24/2027Opened 3/24/2026

Pennsylvania PA State Sys of Higher Ed·Pennsylvania

52% match

Panera Bread Bakery Cafe Renovation

Closes 11/12/2026Opened 10/12/2026

State Fiscal Accountability Authority·South Carolina

52% match

DINING SERVICES

Closes 10/16/2026Opened 9/8/2026

New York Convention Center Operating Corp.·New York

51% match

Architectural Inside Design Services

Closes 10/28/2026Opened 8/6/2026

Parkland Health & Hospital System·Texas

51% match

Grab and Go Food for Moody Outpatient

Rolling / TBD closeOpened 1/1/2017

City of Denver·Colorado

51% match

(RFP) Skyline Park Concession Services

Closes 10/19/2026Opened 9/15/2026

City of Worcester·Massachusetts

51% match

Cafeteria Tables - Vernon Hill / WPS

Closes 10/14/2026Opened 10/7/2026

San Francisco International Airport·California

51% match

Terminal 3 Food Hall and Sit-Down Restaurant and Terminal 2 Burger Quick Serve Restaurant Lease

Closes 10/21/2026Opened 6/17/2026

Spokane International Airport·Washington

51% match

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Common Use Lounge Concession, #26-49-9999-018

Closes 10/29/2026Opened 8/25/2026

City of Madison·Wisconsin

51% match

Madison LakeWay – Skyline Improvements (Contract 9801)

Closes 12/17/2026Opened 10/1/2026

Waterford Township School District·New Jersey

51% match

Goods and Services Bid Specifications - Cafeteria Table Replacement

Closes 10/28/2026Opened 9/21/2026

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority·Ohio

51% match

Red Line Station Platform Replacements

Closes 10/14/2026Opened 9/14/2026