Child Nutrition Program Administrative Reviews

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness to establish a services agreement with a qualified vendor to conduct Child Nutrition Program Administrative Reviews (ARs) as required by FDACS and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The selected contractor will be responsible for conducting complete ARs, including communication with FDACS and School Food Authorities (SFAs), off-site reviews, on-site reviews, post review activities, closing of reviews, correspondence with FDACS and SFAs, and data entry into FDACS' Florida Automated Nutrition System (FANS). The RFP aims to procure a vendor to conduct up to approximately 150 National School Lunch Program (NSLP) ARs during the 2022-2023 program year ending June 30, 2023, with the contract potentially renewable for up to three additional years. Proposals must include a fixed unit price per category for the NSLP ARs based on the minimum number of schools to review (small: 1-2 sites, medium: 3-8 sites, large: 9 sites or above), and the contractor must designate an assigned Project Manager dedicated to the effort for the entire contract period. The RFP also requires the contractor to demonstrate experience conducting ARs for various child nutrition programs.

The RFP does not provide any details on set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. However, it does mention that the current vendor, Tennille Consulting Business, is completing the Nutrition Standards component of the Administrative Review under a contract valued at $30,000. The RFP also states that the state transaction fee of 0.7% will apply to the billings associated with this project, but does not specify any award values or budget ranges.