66-20251216154337 WCBS.pdf

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This is a Request for Proposals issued by the Warren County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi for on-site inmate food services at various Warren County Detention Facilities. The RFP seeks qualified contractors to provide complete food preparation services utilizing the kitchen facility at the Warren County Jail. Prospective bidders are required to conduct a complete inspection of the detention facility and attend a mandatory pre-proposal conference scheduled for Wednesday, December 29, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. at the Warren County Board of Supervisors Building, 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Documented site visits are mandatory, and bidders must submit an affidavit confirming their site visit; failure to do so will result in automatic proposal rejection. Sealed proposals must be received by 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the Warren County Purchasing Department, 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183. The RFP number is 2025-1103. Electronic and paper submissions are accepted through Central Bidding at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/. Late or incomplete proposals will not be considered, and modifications are not accepted after the closing deadline.

Bidders must submit a Surety Bond equal to five percent of the extended total bid amount. Upon contract award, the successful contractor must furnish both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in the amount of $50,000.00, along with proof of insurance. The Warren County Board of Supervisors intends to award contracts to both a Primary Contractor and an Alternate Contractor. The Board reserves the right to determine responsible contractors, reject any and all proposals, award to multiple contractors, and waive any informality in the proposal process. Prospective bidders should contact Victoria Bell, Warren County Purchasing Agent, at 601-638-7428 or victoriab@warrencountyms.gov for questions regarding the RFP. For questions specific to the electronic bidding process, bidders may contact Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. The specification package and submission instructions are available through the Central Bidding website.

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Request for Proposals Inmate Food Services For Warren County Detention Facilities

The Warren County Board of Supervisors will receive Sealed Proposals for a Contract for Inmate Food Services for various Warren County Detention Facilities. The proposal file number is 2025-1103. Proposals will be received at the Warren County Purchasing Department, 913 Jackson St, Vicksburg MS 39183 until 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that timely and complete proposals are received with all required documentation included. Late and/or incomplete proposals will not be considered.

Modifications will not be considered after the closing date and time.

The specification package and instructions for submission of proposals may be obtained by visiting the website Central Bidding (Central Bidding House) at https://www.centralauctionhouse.com/ or by contacting Victoria Bell, Purchasing Agent by email victoriab@warrencountyms.gov . Proposals may be submitted via electronic or paper delivery means. Paper Sealed Bid delivery shall be to the Warren County Purchasing Department, 913 Jackson St, Vicksburg MS 39183. Late or incomplete proposals will not be considered. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.

This RFP is an effort to obtain ON-SITE food preparation services and prospective contractors are required to make a complete inspection of the Warren County Jail which houses the kitchen facility to be utilized, and to attend a pre-proposal conference scheduled for Wednesday, December 29, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. Site visits are required for participation in this Request for Proposals (RFP). An affidavit declaring site visit has taken place is required separately from the official proposal submission. Failure to make a documented site visit and submit the affidavit as instructed shall be cause for rejection of proposal without consideration of contents. The meeting will begin at the time and date stated, at the Warren County Board of Supervisors Building, Upstairs Conference Room, 913 Jackson Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Contact Victoria Bell, Warren County Purchasing Agent, if you have any questions about the pre-proposal conference. Phone 601-638- 7428 or email victoriab@warrencountyms.gov .

Proposals must include a Surety Bond to Warren County in the amount of five percent (5) % of the extended total of bid. Once a contract is awarded, the successful firm must furnish a Performance Bond. Attorneys-in-fact who sign Bonds must file with each bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney. Proof of Insurance will also be required.

Successful company or firm shall be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of $50,000.00 (Fifty Thousand Dollars) as security for faithful performance and payment to all persons supplying labor, materials or supplies in connection with this contract.

Warren County intends to award this project to the Contractor whose proposal is deemed to be the most advantageous to Warren County. It is our intent to award to a Primary Contractor and an Alternate Contractor.

The Warren County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to determine responsible contractors, responsive proposals, the most advantageous and best proposal, reject any and all proposals, award to multiple contractors as primary and alternate providers, and to waive any informality in the proposals or proposal process.

Published pursuant to Board Order dated the 3rd day of November 2025.

Warren County Board of Supervisors By: Victoria Bell, Purchasing Agent Publish: November 17, 2025

November 24, 2025

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