CACFP At Risk Supper Meals/ Snacks

The City of Albuquerque Department of Family & Community Services is issuing a Request for Bids (RFB) for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-Risk After School Supper Meals and Snacks, a federally-funded procurement seeking an experienced food service vendor to provide nutritious hot and cold supper meals and snacks to youth ages 1 to 18 at 30 eligible after-school program sites throughout Albuquerque and select Bernalillo County locations. Bidders must quote a fixed price not to exceed $3.98 per supper meal and $1.15 per snack, with all costs including food, delivery, and operations incorporated into the unit price; meals must be prepared fresh daily and comply with CACFP nutritional guidelines, with frozen or heat-and-serve meals expressly prohibited. Prospective vendors must demonstrate a minimum of three years' experience in food service and delivery, maintain current health permits and inspections, and be prepared to meet delivery temperature and quality requirements across all 30 participating sites. The contract term is one year from the date of award with options to renew for up to three additional one-year increments, for a maximum total contract term of four years. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM MST via Zoom, and electronic bids must be submitted through the City's Bonfire eProcurement system by May 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM MT, with public bid opening and webcast at 2:15 PM MST the same day. Required certifications include Suspension and Debarment Certification, Lobbying Certification, and Certification of Bidder Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, with the City reserving the right to award multiple agreements if deemed in its best interest.

This procurement contains no set-aside designations or procurement preferences, meaning all qualified vendors are eligible to respond regardless of disadvantaged enterprise status. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The RFB does not identify a specific budgeted award value or maximum total contract amount, though the unit price caps of $3.98 per meal and $1.15 per snack provide cost parameters; actual award value will depend on meal counts across the 27 Albuquerque sites and eight Bernalillo County sites, which vary by location and day of service based on programmatic need. Bidders must comply with all federal requirements applicable to federally-funded programs, including civil penalties of $10,000 to $100,000 for lobbying violations under Section 1352 of the U.S. Code. The City reserves the right to suspend or cancel the contract for unsatisfactory health inspections, food safety violations, or failure to meet delivery temperature and quality requirements.