Planet Word Museum

The Optimum Group was retained by Planet Word Museum (PWM), a new kind of museum that is located in the historic Franklin School building in Washington DC. The 50,000 square foot  museum was built on an idea rather than a collection of objects.  Planet Word is an interactive museum that brings language to life with unique, immersive experiences for people of all ages. Nothing like it exists anywhere else in the world.

The Optimum Group was retained to execute a four-phase approach to assist PWM with a variety of foodservice related activities that included:

1. Defining and programing appropriate event and restaurant space, as well as developing and executing kitchen layout and design for a independent restaurant.
2. Develop an RFP solicitation process to the Washington, DC restaurant community to locate and lease the 3,000 square foot restaurant space to an operator. The selected operator, Immigrant Food is a DC based multi-unit restaurant group where its core values are based on diversity, nourishing food and a welcoming environment.
3. Develop an RFP solicitation process to locate and evaluate the finest catering companies in the Washington DC region to partner with PWM to provide catering services in two, separate 3,500 square feet event spaces located on the 3^rd and 4^th floors of the museum, as well as a variety of other interior and exterior spaces. At the completion of the RFP process the selected three catering companies have exclusive rights to use the catering spaces through an operating contract/agreement providing commission to PWM that was authored by The Optimum Group and approved by counsel.
4. Provide construction project management for the restaurant space.