Amana Academy West School Food Service

Amana Academy West, a School Food Authority in Mableton, Georgia, is requesting proposals for food service management company (FSMC) services for the 2023–2024 school year under RFP, with sealed proposals due April 14, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., a mandatory pre-proposal meeting on March 23 at 9:30 a.m., and a mandatory taste test on March 28.

The scope encompasses comprehensive food service management for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, After-School Care Program, Seamless Summer Option, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and a la carte food service. The FSMC is responsible for purchasing beginning inventory exclusive of USDA commodities and will be paid on a fixed-price-per-meal basis. The contract commences July 1, 2023, with meal service beginning August 8, 2023, for an initial term of one year plus four optional one-year renewal periods and up to three additional months of extension under mutual written agreement, all contingent on approval by the Georgia Department of Education's School Nutrition Division.

Evaluation uses a 100-point weighted rubric: cost and financial proposal carry 20 points (highest allocation), service capability plan 18 points, and remaining criteria cover experience, taste test performance, halal offerings, business practices, accounting systems, personnel management, innovation, and program promotion. The evaluation committee must include SFA employees, parents, teachers, and/or administrators with knowledge of child nutrition regulations. A predetermined cut-off score determines proposal eligibility for contract negotiations. Written questions are due March 29 at noon. The pre-proposal meeting and taste test are held at 5540 N. Allen Road, Mableton, GA 30126; sealed proposals are due at 285 S. Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009, with public opening via Zoom at 10:30 a.m. the same day.