RetailSystems.org updates vending service RFPs for mid-October 2026

By | October 17, 2026

Retailsystems.org has updated its vending RFPs for mid October, 2026, allowing vending service providers interested in bidding on government requests for proposals to view RFPs listed since Oct. 5, 2026. 

The website’s menu includes an RFP button that allows the user to view the list, which includes the government entity, the proposal submission deadline and the listing date.

Vending operators can go to the requesting entity’s website, i.e., Waller County, Texas, and find information about the RFP or the relevant contact information.

The bids are provided to retailsystems.org by bidprime.com, a commercial bidding service. Operators interested in getting updated on new bids without relying on retailsystems.org can create a bidprime account. Bidprime offers a free 30-day trial. No payment information is required to sign up.

The vending listing of the most recent 25 vending RFPs is available on retailsystems.org. 

Following is a sampling of listings from the current list. Retailsystems.org updates its RFP listing at least monthly.

  • Entity: Virginia Beach, Virginia City Public Schools

Description: Snack and beverage vending service including sodas, sports drinks, juices, water, snacks, and other products. Products in the student access machines must be compliant with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and USDA’s All Foods Sold in Schools Standards (“Smart Snacks”). Products sold through fody Office of Food Services are not included. Operators can bid for one, multiple or all eight district regions.

Contact: Jessica Race, 757-263-1152 jessica.race@vbschools.com

Listed: 10/7/2026, Expires: 11/4/2026

  • Entity: Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon

Description: Snack and beverage vending services for 11 main campus buildings, three off-site housing facilities and the Riddle Truck Yard, consisting of 13 beverage machines and seven snack machines, generating approximately $60,420 in combined annual sales. The contract term will begin in winter 2027 and run five years, with an option to renew in one-year increments, up to five renewals.

Contact: Joy Yori, Yori@umpqua.edu

Listed: 10/15/2026, Expires: 11/12/2026

  • Entity: Sheridan County Airort, Sheridan, Wyoming 

Description: Food, beverage and/or other approved vending products to passengers, airport employees, tenants, contractors, and other authorized individuals who have access to the secure area. All vending machines should support modern cashless payment methods. Proposers shall provide a proposed retail price schedule for all major product categories and provide an appropriate financial return to the Airport while maintaining reasonable consumer prices. The commission will be either a percentage of gross sales or a percentage of gross vending revenue. The cotract term shall be for three years and may include three additional periods of two years each. 

Contact: Robert Gill, 307-674-4222, rgill@sheridancountyairport.com 

Listed: 10/1/26, Expires: 11/20/2026 

  • Entity: Solano Community College, Fairfield, California

Description: Vending services will include up to or more than 25 different machines across all campus locations including Fairfield, Vacaville, Vacaville Aero, Vallejo and Vallejo Auto Tech. All machins must meet Section 504 of federal handicapped accessiblity requirements with all controls located between two and four feet from ground level. for the period of January 1, 2027, through June 30, 2030, with the ability to extend annually for two additional years.

Contact: Susan Wheet, 707-864-7000, Susan.Wheet@Solano.edu. Or purchasing@solano.edu

Listed: 10/7/2026, Expires 10/29/2026

  • Entity: City of Charleston, South Carolina

Description: Food, beverage and snack vending equipment and micro-market kiosks for city facilities. Machines must be ADA-compliant, energy-efficient equipment, point-of-sale card/kiosk readers, and a service response time of three hours or less. The contract is for one year with up to four optional 1-year extensions.

Contact: Robin Barrett-Robinson, (843) 724-7314, robinsonr@charleston-sc.gov

Listed: 10/8/2026, Expires: 11//10/2026

  • Entity: Boys and Girls Club of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

Description: Vended meal for child and adult care food program at-risk afterschool sites and summer food service program sites. Contract will be for one year with renewal options. Products must meet USDA regulations and Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office for Food and Nutrition Programs guidelines 

Contact: Gabrielle Witham, 617-516-5526, gwitham@bgcb.org

Listed: 10/12/2026, Expires: 12/11/2026

Author: Elliot Maras

Elliot Maras is a highly respected veteran in the vending and kiosk industries, bringing over thirty years of experience covering unattended retail and commercial foodservice. As editor for both Kiosk Marketplace and Vending Times, he has led editorial content focused on vending, kiosks, and the evolving self-service landscape since 2016, after nearly two decades as editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine. https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-maras-684a81b6/