This bid is for a two-day conference venue with catering and lodging in Sangamon, McLean, Peoria, or Champaign County, Illinois. - Dates: Two consecutive business days, Tuesday–Friday, between February 24 and April 8, 2027, excluding holidays and the week of March 1. - Event space: Main banquet room seating 500; six breakout rooms seating 75 each; exhibitor space for 75 vendors with tables, dividers, and power; two secure storage rooms; registration area for 2–4 lines; and business center access. - Technology: Presentation A/V equipment, microphones, sound systems, attendee Wi-Fi, wired internet in all event rooms, and onsite A/V and IT support. - Meals: Breakfast for 350 each day, an additional VIP buffet breakfast for 50 on Day 2, plated lunches for 500 each day, and afternoon refreshments for 500 each day. Include vegetarian and gluten-free options; lunches require protein and pasta choices with no pork. - Day 1 reception: Two hot stations for 500; one cold station, three appetizer displays, and four à la carte items for 200 per item; cash bar, beverage station, and complimentary soft drinks and water. - Lodging: Guest-paid room blocks of 150 rooms each for the night before Day…
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Of the 1 open food service & catering contract in Illinois, none are federal1 is state or local. That split matters: federal work runs through SAM.gov and needs a UEI and an active SAM registration, while state and local buyers each run their own portal with their own vendor sign-up. XL Eagle already holds both.
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Most food service & catering firms never bid government work because the overhead is the barrier, not the job: SAM registration and a UEI, reps and certifications, bonding on larger jobs, wage determinations, and a different submission portal for almost every buyer. That is administrative work, not trade work.
XL Eagle bids as the prime contractor. We carry the registrations, write the proposal, own the compliance and submit through whichever portal the buyer uses. You price the work and perform it as our subcontractor. There is no fee to you and no registration for you to maintain.
1 live food service & catering opportunity in Illinois as of November 13, 2026. The list is rebuilt daily.
For the federal solicitations, yes — a UEI and an active SAM.gov registration. State and local buyers use their own portals instead. Working through XL Eagle as the prime, you need neither: we hold the registrations and submit the bid.
A mix of federal agencies and state and local buyers; the current list is on this page.
Nothing up front. XL Eagle bids as the prime contractor and the businesses that perform the work are paid as subcontractors on the awarded contract.
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