2025-371 - LICENSEE & OPERATOR SERVICES FOR ARMORY HALL, A CITY-OWNED COMMUNITY FOOD HALL

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) includes but is not limited to: food hall operator qualifications; related to potential, future Requests for Proposals (RFP) to act in the capacity of lessee and/or licensee to manage the City of Aspen’s Armory Hall, a community food hall containing five food kitchens, limited retail or grab and go, community meeting space, rentable event space, a main floor lunch counter with beverage service, upper level primary beverage service, a community lounge mezzanine with game areas, and a combination of hard and soft seating throughout. A new addition to the Armory will provide space for a visitor center to be managed separately. Conner Memorial Park, adjacent to Armory Hall, will also be redeveloped to better serve the community and create outside connection to the building. The right-of-way on Hopkins Ave. adjacent to the building will also be improved, allowing for outdoor seating and further enhancing the building’s interaction with the streetscape
The services provided by the operator will include subleasing the food vendor and community spaces, managing the beverage service, and overseeing event programing to maximize the vitality of the building. Additionally, day-to-day operations of the building will be managed by the operator, including, but not limited to, cleaning, paying of utilities, and snow removal.