Summary
The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department (OTRD), in coordination with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES/Central Purchasing), issued a Request for Proposals inviting vendors to operate restaurants at five Oklahoma state parks: Beavers Bend, Lake Murray, Quartz Mountain, Robbers Cave, and Roman Nose. The solicitation allows individual park restaurants to be bid on separately, offering flexibility in operations and aiming to ensure sustainable, high-quality food service across OTRD properties following the previous Lookout Kitchen contract dispute and closure. Site visits for bidders began in mid-February 2026, and proposals were due by July 23, 2026.