South Dakota Board of Regents

Food Service Operations

The South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) is soliciting proposals from qualified, professional food service management companies to provide comprehensive services to successfully operate the Dining Services Program(s) at its six public universities as follows: Black Hills State University (BHSU) – Spearfish, Dakota State University (DSU) – Madison, Northern State University (NSU) – Aberdeen, South Dakota State University (SDSU) – Brookings, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDM) – Rapid City and University of South Dakota (USD) – Vermillion. Consideration should also be provided for Food Service options at the two university centers, USD – Sioux Falls and BHSU – Rapid City.

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Proposals must be received by:

2:00 PM (CT), October 16, 2026

  • PROPOSALS DUE TO:
    Heather Forney 
    South Dakota Board of Regents
    Vice President Finance & Administration
    306 East Capitol Ave., Suite 200
    Pierre SD 57501
    heather.forney@sdbor.edu

  • POINT OF CONTACT:
    Jessica Preister
    University of South Dakota
    AVP for Business Services & Auxiliary Financial Operations
    414 East Clark Street
    Vermillion, SD 57069
    605-658-3624
    Jessica.Preister@usd.edu