Request for Bids
Project Description: Youth Event Breakfasts/Lunches
The Quinault Division of Natural Resources is seeking bids from individuals or companies to prepare breakfast and lunches from
Monday, July 13th through Thursday, July 16th, 2026, for tribal youth participants in a grant-funded summer Wildlife Youth
Education Program. There will be 24 tribal youth from 6 tribes around the peninsula, plus 15 staff/chaperones, for a total of 39
participants.
Participants will be camping at Haynisisoos Point for a 4-day outdoor and wilderness school. We will need prepared breakfast
and lunches for the four days for participating youth, staff, and chaperones. The breakfast and lunches consist of the following:
1. Packed lunches for four (4) days (Monday through Thursday); and
2. Breakfasts for three (3) days (Tuesday through Thursday morning).
The breakfast and lunch menus are of your choosing, but we are requesting cold breakfasts (i.e., minimal preparation needed by
staff or youth) and packed lunches (need to be able to pack lunches in coolers in trucks or in backpacks and head into the
woods).
A check can be provided in advance for the purchase of food and supplies from the vendor of your choice, or a purchase order
to Swanson’s can be provided.
Additionally, bidders will need to provide breakfast and lunch options for youth with dietary restrictions. We will inform you of
any dietary restrictions at a later date, once individual participants are confirmed, and before food and supplies are purchased.
Winning bidder will be responsible for purchasing supplies and food. Supplies include paper plates, paper cups, utensils, and
paper towels/napkins. Water jugs will be provided by QIN Wildlife staff.
Scope of work
• Monday, July 13th:
- Provide 39 pack lunches for delivery to Haynisisoos Point at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday morning.
• Tuesday, July 14th:
- Provide cold breakfast items for 39 people at Haynisisoos Point. Drop-off food items at Haynisisoos Point by 7:30
a.m.
- Provide 39 pack lunches. Lunches will need to be dropped off at breakfast time.
• Wednesday, July 15th:
- Provide cold breakfast items for 37 people at Haynisisoos Point. Drop-off food items at Haynisisoos Point by 7:30am.
- Provide 37 pack lunches. Lunches will need to be dropped off at breakfast time.
• Thursday, July 16th:
- Provide cold breakfast items for 39 people at Haynisisoos Point. Drop-off food items at Haynisisoos Point by 7:30am.
- Provide 39 pack lunches. Lunches will need to be dropped off at breakfast time.
Qualifications
• Food handlers permit for all that will be prepping and cooking food
• Must have cooked for large gatherings at least twice before this event (please describe)
• QIN Business License
Indian Contractor Preference
Preference will be given to Indian Contractors. Please specify in the proposal If bidders are Quinault (with enrollment number),
Supporting Quinault, Other Indian, or Non-Tribal.
Submission of Bids
• Description of qualifications, including your experience cooking for large gatherings (more than 20 people)
• Anticipated menu with costs, with a breakdown for food, supplies and labor
• 3 references
Bids are due Sunday, June 28th by 11:59 p.m. and must be submitted to Cora Pope at 1214 Aalis Dr,
Taholah WA 98587 or emailed to bids@quinault.org with the subject line “Youth Camping
Breakfast and Lunches 2026”. Please cc kphillips@quinault.org when submitting bids. Please
provide a W-9, Food Handler’s Permit, and 2026 QIN Business License with your bid, if possible, to
help speed up the process. THANK YOU!