FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGE CONCESSION, CAFÉ BUILDING AT MADE BUSH TERMINAL RFEI

The New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) requests expressions of interest in developing, operating and maintaining a food and/or beverage concession at the Café Building in MADE Bush Terminal Campus in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Respondents may also express interest in developing the adjacent Administration Building (the “Admin Building”) as part of their business concept.

The primary objectives for this RFEI are to:

1. Announce and promote the significant opportunity for food & beverage vendors to become an anchor tenant (the “Tenant”) for MADE Bush Terminal’s 43rd Street waterfront corridor.
2. Solicit prospective operators’ proposals for:
   1. Preferred approaches to the building’s design, renovation, and fit out.
   2. Preferred financial deal structures with NYCEDC once in operation.
3. Promote equitable access to opportunities by encouraging the participation of diverse businesses in the proposed development and operations of the Café Building.

NYCEDC will not issue any contracts based off responses to this RFEI. It is NYCEDC’s intent, however, to issue a subsequent Request for Proposals (“RFP”) from prospective operators that reflects the perspectives gained from this RFEI in the 2025 calendar year. Depending on the success of the RFEI, NYCEDC reserves the right to issue a targeted RFP that would limit eligibility for submissions to respondents of the RFEI.

It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status and other protected category and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives.

Companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (“M/WBE”) are strongly encouraged to respond.  To learn more about M/WBE certification and NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, please visit https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/certification-directory-search/.

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFEI, available as of  Friday, March 7, 2025. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN Friday, April 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM. Please click the link in the “Deadlines” section of this project’s web page (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps ) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation. Please upload your response as a .zip file with your company name and the title of this project.