SALE OF SPECIALTY ITEMS FROM MOBILE UNITS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, CITYWIDE

In accordance with Section 1-13 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) is issuing, as of March 3, 2026, a Request for Proposals for the sale of Specialty Items from Mobile Units at Various Locations Citywide.

There will be a recommended remote proposer meeting on Wednesday, March 11, at 12:30 p.m. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote proposer meeting. The link for this remote site meeting is as follows:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2883918489837?p=Yx0xCIUUu9dd2Z9cUN

Meeting ID: 288 391 848 983 7

Passcode: 5A8pP2xy

Dial in by phone:

+1 646-893-7101,,853166774#

Phone conference ID: 853 166 774#

Join on a video conferencing device:

Tenant key: cityofnewyork@m.webex.com

Video ID: 117 997 421 6

All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 2:00 pm.

Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained, at no cost, commencing on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 through Tuesday, April 7, 2026, by contacting Kat Cognata, Senior Project Manager at (212) 360-3407 or at Katherine.Cognata@parks.nyc.gov.

The RFP is also available for download, commencing on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 through Tuesday, April 7, 2026, on the Parks’ website.  To download the RFP, visit www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities, click on the link for “Concessions Opportunities at Parks” and, after logging in, click on the download” link that appears adjacent to the RFP’s description.

For more information, prospective proposers may contact Kat Cognata, Senior Project Manager at (212) 360-3407 or at Katherine.Cognata@parks.nyc.gov.

Deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, speech-disabled, or late-deafened people who use text telephones (TTYs) or voice carry-over (VCO) phones can dial 711 to reach a free relay service, where specially trained operators will relay a conversation between a TTY/VCO user and a standard telephone user.

Alternatively, a message can be left on the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD). The TDD number is 212-New York (212-639-9675).