Food Truck and Alcohol Vendors for NCAA Fan Fest

The City of Wichita is seeking qualified vendors to provide food truck operations, alcoholic beverage sales, or both for the 2027 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Fan Fest at Naftzger Park.

City of Wichita > Department of Parks & Recreation


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Oct 23, 2026 03:00 PM
Sep 29, 2026 08:30 PM
6 months
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jbrogden@wichita.gov
+13162684429
455 North Main Street, Wichita, KS, USA
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Description

The City of Wichita is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to provide food truck operations, alcoholic beverage sales, or both during the 2027 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Fan Fest at Naftzger Park on March 16–17, 2027. The City anticipates selecting up to six licensed food truck vendors and one licensed alcohol vendor. Food trucks must operate from properly licensed mobile food units; the alcohol vendor will have exclusive rights to sell alcoholic beverages and must provide service areas, equipment, supplies, and security personnel for designated entrances and exits. Proposals must identify the proposed service category, menu or beverage offerings and customer pricing, event enhancements, flat fee offered to the City, comparable event experience, staffing and service capacity, inventory and restocking plans, equipment and utility requirements, applicable licenses and issuing authorities, recent health or licensing violations, insurance proof, and other proposed enhancements. Vendors are responsible for complying with applicable laws, licenses, permits, health and safety requirements, event logistics, cleanup, and continuous operation during the designated event hours. The contract term runs from execution through the conclusion of the event, with no guaranteed attendance, sales, revenue, or minimum business volume.

Classification Codes
NAICS722330Mobile Food Services
PSCS203Food Services
Smart Codes
food truck servicesalcohol beverage servicesevent concession services
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 29, 2026-Solicitation Advertised
Oct 07, 2026 03:00 PM-Pre-Proposal Meeting (optional)
Meeting ID: 236 938 134 731 601; Passcode: hB7uz9Qe; dial-in: +1 316-462-9137,485411806#; phone conference ID: 485 411 806#
Oct 09, 2026 10:00 PM-Questions Due
Oct 14, 2026-Questions Answered by Addendum
Oct 23, 2026 03:00 PM-Proposal Due
Oct 26, 2026-Evaluation / Optional Oral Presentations
Nov 9, 2026-Tentative Project Award
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Comprehensive Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employers' Liability — $1,000,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
No
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