Specifications include, but are not limited to: Shoreline Community College (hereinafter referred to as the “College”) is seeking Requests for Proposals (RFP) to select a vendor to provide Specialty Coffee Services on campus for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The vendor must be committed to offering services that are affordable for students, building community, and fostering a partnership based on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) across the College community and its academic programs. The College is initiating this RFP to solicit bids from local vendors interested in providing specialty coffee services during regular hours of operation. Business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Mondays – Thursdays and 8:00 AM–4:30 PM on Fridays. These hours are open to adjustment based on customer volume and College needs with prior discussion between the vendor and the Vice President for Business & Administrative Services for the College. Services should be priced in relation to the community it serves. Compensation to the College, experience, references, quality, variety, and service will all be important considerations in the award of the contract. Consistent with the vision of the state board for community and technical colleges to lead with diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), the program goals for this project will be to: Provide a variety of specialty coffee beverages for students, faculty, staff, and visitors; be responsive to input and innovations from clients in order to continuously improve service; be flexible to client needs. Adapt hours and service levels to meet the needs of all segments of the campus community. This could include special events that may occur on weekends and/or evenings. Provide all equipment, supplies, staffing, setup, and cleanup prior to the start and at the end of vendor services rendered. College to partner with vendor for routine custodial services during normal hours of operation. Provide the ability for all customers to pay for goods and services via cash, debit, or credit card.