Government contracts for food services & catering in Vermont

Food services & catering contracts in Vermont typically cover dining-facility (DFAC) operations on DoD bases, cafeteria service at federal courthouses, vending operations under the Randolph-Sheppard program, and event catering. Federal posts in this category fall under NAICS 722310 (Food Service Contractors), and the bulk of the work flows to DoD bases, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the VA. Many cafeteria slots flow through Randolph-Sheppard or AbilityOne; remaining work runs as small-business set-asides.

Vermont currently has 5 open food services & catering contracts in our database, with 3 added in the last 30 days. That's a steady cadence — enough flow to make automated alerting worthwhile rather than manual portal-checking. The most active buyers are Central Vermont Supervisory Union (1 open posts) and Kingdom East Unified Union School District (1), with the rest spread across other federal civilian agencies, DoD components, and state and local departments active in Vermont.

Beyond federal opportunities, much of the food services & catering work in Vermont is posted through the Vermont Bid System, with recurring buyers including VTrans (Vermont Agency of Transportation) and the University of Vermont. The Office of Purchasing & Contracting within BGS centralizes most state buying for agencies. ContractRadar pulls federal postings from SAM.gov alongside state and local feeds so a food-services vendor doesn't have to monitor each portal manually.