The City of Lacey is seeking a qualified service provider of market events and food truck coordinator services for the City of Lacey’s Community and Economic Development Department. The coordinator will organize monthly market events with entertainment and manage various food truck/trailer vendors at the Lacey Depot location (5500 Lacey Blvd SE) with the goal of continuing to make Lacey a vibrant place to live, work and play and creating a diverse economy. The Lacey Depot Market & Food Truck Plaza will provide cultural, recreation, and culinary experiences to the community while supporting local businesses.

Proposals will be evaluated based on the company’s experience providing services of this type, ability and capacity to perform the work, responsiveness and completeness of proposal and proposed cost of services.

The successful candidate will demonstrate proven event management skills, understand the Department of Health requirements for food vendors, and connection to local vendors. Interested companies should submit a services approach and identify those individuals, along with their expertise, that will be assigned to the services. Examples of relevant work are required, and should showcase the quality, breadth, and approach used in prior services provided.

At the option of the contractor, the scope of the Market Events coordinator could include the management of the Food Truck Plaza at the Lacey Depot to include the recruitment of ongoing food truck/trailer operators, scheduling vendors, and promoting The Lacey Depot Market & Food Truck Plaza.

Proposals, prepared according to the following detailed instructions, must be received at the email address below no later than 4:30 PM PST, January 18, 2023.

The City of Lacey assumes no obligations of any kind for expenses incurred by any respondent to this solicitation.

It is the City of Lacey’s policy to assure nondiscrimination in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement. Contractors will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

For additional information, contact:

Wesley Nguyen, Economic Development Coordinator

Lacey Community & Economic Development Department

420 College Street SE

Lacey, WA 98503

Phone: (360) 412-3199

E-mail: wnguyen@ci.lacey.wa.us