Fairgrounds Beverage Handling and Event Services

Deschutes County is requesting proposals from one or more contractors for planning, staffing, procurement, setup, operation, management, and closeout of alcoholic-beverage sales and service at fairgrounds events.

Deschutes County


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Oct 08, 2026 09:00 PM
Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
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DESCHUTES COUNTYBEVERAGE HANDLING Proposals Due 2:00 pm, October 8, 2026 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALDeschutes County is requesting proposals from qualified contractors to provide planning, staffing, procurement, setup, operation, management, and closeout of alcoholic-beverage sales and service at Facility events assigned by the Facility, including the annual Deschutes County Fair and other public, private, ticketed, and rental events held on the fairgrounds. Proposals must be submitted via the Deschutes County BidLocker Portal by 2:00 PM PST, October 8, 2026, at https://bidlocker.us/a/deschutescounty/BidLocker. Proposals will not be accepted after deadline. Official RFP packets are available on the Deschutes County website at: https://bidlocker.us/a/deschutescounty/BidLocker. Consultants intending to submit proposals must register online when retrieving the RFP packet. Deschutes County reserves the right to: 1) modify, revise or withdraw this request for proposal, 2) reject any or all proposal not in compliance with public solicitation procedures and requirements, 3) select consultant on the basis of the proposals or to conduct interviews with the highest qualified proposers after scoring, 4) seek clarifications of any or all proposals, and 5) to select the proposal which appears to be in the best interest of the County. Publish: September 9, 2026Heather Herauf Procurement Manager Heather.Herauf@deschutes.org 541-330-4681 Published Sep. 9, 2026. 4194689

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heather.herauf@deschutes.org
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Deschutes County is seeking one or more contractors to plan, staff, procure, set up, operate, manage, and close out alcoholic-beverage sales and service for facility-assigned events. The scope includes the annual county fair and other public, private, ticketed, and rental events held on the fairgrounds. The solicitation requires vendors to be registered with the procurement portal and to express interest before submitting a proposal. The official RFP identifies the opportunity as a competitive services solicitation.

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NAICS722320Caterers
PSCM1FDOPERATION OF DINING FACILITIES
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alcoholic beverage salesevent staffingevent management
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Oct 08, 2026 09:00 PM-Proposal Due Date
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