CDFS Dietitian RFP.pdf

Request for Proposals # 07152024 Dietitian Services

Mt. Hood Communi ty Co l lege (MHCC) Fac i l i t ie s Depar tment i s request ing proposa l s f rom experienced and qualified registered dietitians to provide services for our CDFS program.

Please email your proposal to Ahmed Marjan Ahmed.Marjan@mhcc.edu no later than 2:30 pm on July 26th, 2024. Proposals submitted after the designated time shall be kept but shall NOT be considered for award.

The term of the service agreement, resulting from this request, is 12 months (from August 1st, 2024 through July 31st, 2025).

The Award will be made to the bidder providing the best value based upon price, experience and references. MHCC reserves the right to determine the most responsible bidder.

References shall be delineated on the attached spreadsheets.

Scope of Services

The proposal scope of the services for the dietitian in CDFS:

1. Staff training in areas related to:

Child nutritional needs and health.

Special dietary needs for children with specific health and nutritional concerns.

Incorporating food‐related activities into classrooms in collaboration with other departments in the agency.

Food safety and sanitation.

Any family, cultural, or ethnic preferences.

2. Parent training:

On children's nutritional needs.

Food preparation and nutritional skills for the families.

Infant nutritional needs.

3. Meeting with staff:

Action of plan meetings that involve children's nutritional needs.

Support plan meetings with the agency staff including managers, educational staff, family services staff, and others.

4. In collaboration with other agency’s departments, provide support in the preparation of diet and nutritional curriculum.

5. Support the agency's partnership and relation with community services including WIC.

6. Support the agency Health Services Advisory Committee meeting.

7. Provide support for families and staff in preparing, reviewing, and training on the feeding plans for children with specific nutritional behaviors including children with ASD.

8. Knowledge of USDA/CACFP meal pattern requirements.

Proposal Submission and Evaluation Criteria:

Criteria for evaluation proposals and submittal shall include, but not be limited to the following:

1. Costs of services. Please provide the overall cost for 12 months.

2. Reputation and years of experience in the type of work.

3. Capability or potential to accomplish work responsibility in the required time.

4. Performance on prior contracts (References).

5. Extent to which proposal addresses the scope of work outlined in the RFP.

Insurance Requirements:

The Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability in an amount not less than

$1,000,000 per occurrence to protect against liability for bodily injury and property damage, which may arise out of the Contractor’s operations under this project. Such insurance shall include coverage for products‐completed operations liability, independent contractors, contractual liability (including the tort liability of another assumed under a business contract), and all other standard coverage provided by a commercial general liability policy.

The Contractor shall maintain automobile liability insurance in an amount not less than

$1,000,000 per occurrence to protect against liability arising from the use, loading, and unloading of all of the Contractor’s owned, hired, and non‐owned automobiles in connection with this project.

The Contractor shall maintain workers’ compensation coverage for all subject workers as required by law, including employer’s liability.

FAILURE TO SUBMIT THIS PAGE MAY BE CAUSE FOR PROPOSAL REJECTION

Due Date: 2:30 pm on July 26th, 2024

Request for Bids # 07152026 – Dietitian Services

REFERENCE FORM

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