Saint Louis Zoo Beverage Supplier and Sponsorship Program RFP
The Saint Louis Zoo (“Zoo”) Food & Beverage Department is requesting proposals for a Beverage Supplier and Sponsorship Program. The supplier is to be the official and exclusive supplier of water, soft drinks, frozen beverages and energy drinks. This is for both the Saint Louis Zoo and Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park.
Scope of Work
This RFP intends to establish a multi-year agreement to provide the majority of non-alcoholic beverage products needed throughout both parks. Accordingly, for a term of eight years, beginning January 1, 2025 with an option to extend an additional two years if mutually agreed upon.
In partnership with Food & Beverage, the Sponsorship Department at the Zoo offers various contractual agreements with local and national companies. These companies wish to grow their business through sponsorships that generate revenue for the Saint Louis Zoo. Also, as a non-profit and free Zoo, corporate contributions are vital to help sustain the operations of the Saint Louis Zoo. The sponsorship agreement will run concurrently with the Beverage Supplier portion of the contract. Additionally the sponsorship agreement will have predetermined annual monetary contributions throughout the duration of the partnership.
Locations:
The Saint Louis Zoological Park – Forest Park Campus: This 114-year-old campus landmark currently offers bottled water, bottled soda, boxed juices, fountain soft drinks and frozen beverage (FCB) throughout its 90-acre footprint, to 2.6+ million visitors annually. These products can be found in various configuration offerings in over 45 different areas of the park, including food service outlets, retail outlets, attraction areas, catered events, vending machines, merchandising coolers, internal conference and break rooms. The Saint Louis Zoo campus is open to the public every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park – North County Campus: Opening in 2027 and hosting “pre-opening” donor events beginning in 2025, Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park (“WildCare Park”) is a 425-acre campus planned to provide water, soda, juice and energy drinks beverages, as well as fountain soft drinks and frozen beverage to an estimated 400,000 – 500,000 visitors annually. These products will be found in various configurations in over twenty (20) different areas of the park, including food service outlets, retail outlets, attraction areas, catered events, vending machines, merchandising coolers, overnight stay experiences and internal conference and break rooms. This campus will operate on a seasonal schedule, estimated to be mid-March through early November.
View the full RFP on the Saint Louis Zoo Website.
Submission Information
Lastly, the deadline to submit proposals is due at 1:00pm CST on Wednesday May 1st, 2024.
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