Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Office = of Procurement, 600 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001

S -- RETAIL FOOD SERVICES AND VENDING SOL RFP-FK0334/RWB POC Point of Contact -- Richard W. Beebe, Specialized Contractual = Services, 202-962-2540 and/or by facsimile 202-962-2038. E-MAIL: WMATA, rbeebe @ wmata.com. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) =AF = located in the heart of the new Downtown Business Improvement District = =AF is offering a major opportunity for food service providers who want = access to a growing market. WMATA will consider a range of types of = food service including fast food, restaurant, institutional food = service. The WMATA headquarters building, located at 600 Fifth Street, NW, is = across from the MCI Center and the National Building Museum, and within = walking distance of the new Washington Convention Center and = Smithsonian Museums. More than 1,000 Metro employees work in the = building, and thousands of others work within two blocks of this site. = The food service facility contains 6,000 square feet of space and has = access to storage and loading dock areas. In addition, WMATA has a food service opportunity at its new facility = located at 3500 Pennsy Drive in Landover, Maryland. This property, = located across the street from the WMATA Landover Bus Garage which = currently employs over 150 workers, will have over 500 employees on a = full-time basis. Proposals for combined or separate service to these facilities will be = welcomed.=20 Consideration will be given to proposals for a full-service restaurant, = a food court, institutional and/or any other innovative food service = operation which provides for a minimum of breakfast and lunch, Monday = thru Friday. The contractor/tenant may elect to provide service seven = days per week, and evenings. Interested in this exciting business opportunity? To get more = information and a Request for Proposals, call, fax or e-mail Mr. = Richard W. Beebe at 202-962-2540 (voice), 202-962-2038 (fax), rbeebe @ = wmata.com (e-mail), or write to:=20 Richard W. Beebe; Office of Procurement; Washington Metropolitan Area = Transit Authority; 600 Fifth Street, NW; Washington, DC 20001. Pre-Proposal Conference on May 23, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at 600 Fifth = Street, NW; Washington, DC 20001; Lobby level Meeting Room Posted 04/24/00 (D-SN447864). (0115)

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