Inmate Food Serivces
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- Y24-100-KS
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 16546 Food Serving Dinnerware (Not Otherwise Classified)
- 16547 Food Carts And Cafeteria Serving Units Including Steam Tables
- 95284 Supplemental Food Services
- 96138 Food Preparation Services (Including Food Canning Services)
- 96240 Food Distribution Services
- 97725 Cafeteria, Food Service, And Kitchen Equipment Rental Or Lease
- 98940 Food Sampling And Preparation Services
- 99821 Cafeteria And Kitchen Equipment (Including Food Service Equipment), Sale Of Surplus And Obsolete Items
- UNSPSC codes
- 48101906 Food service serving baskets
- 90101500 Eating and drinking establishments
- 73131605 Meat plant operation or management services
- 73131606 Slaughter houses services
- 73131607 Butcher services
- 90101501 Restaurants
- 90101504 On street food vendors
- 90101901 Coffee machine and grinder rental and maintenance service
- 48101513 Commercial use heat lamps
- 48101514 Commercial use high pressure steamers
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- 48102111 Food service or meal delivery cart
- 48102112 Food service tray transport or storage carts or racks
- 73131804 Butter or cream processing services
- 90101502 Bars
- 48101510 Commercial use food warmers
- 73131800 Dairy and eggs processing
- 70121606 Poultry production services
- 73131603 Poultry processing services
- 73131802 Egg processing services
- 80141700 Distribution
- 90101905 Blender rental service
- 60104407 Stream tables
- 93131608 Food supply services
- 85151500 Food technology
- 73131601 Meat products or by products processing services
- 73131602 Fish or fish products processing services
- 73131604 Meat hygiene or inspection services
- 73131801 Milk processing services
- 73131803 Cheese processing services
- 85151504 Food preparation counseling or control services
- 90101801 Professionally prepared carryout meals
- 90101503 Fast food establishments
- 91111603 Cooking or food preparation services
- 93131607 Food distribution services
- 90101900 Food and beverage equipment rental or leasing and maintenance services
- 90101907 Tavola rental service
- 90101904 Microwave oven rental service
- 90101903 Stove rental service
- 90101906 Confetti machine rental service
- 90101902 Coffee or hot drink vending machine rental and maintenance service
- Point of contact
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- Kathy Saldutti kathy.saldutti@ocfl.net (407) 836-5636
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Orange County, Florida is seeking a comprehensive Inmate Food Services contract (RFP #Y24-100-KS) for the Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD), covering food service operations across six facilities with an average daily inmate population of 2,302. The contract will require a vendor to provide all food services, including developing a 28-day meal menu with an average 2,800-calorie per day pork-free diet, producing approximately 15,000 bagged meals monthly, and accommodating religious, medical, and special dietary needs. A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for July 17, 2023, at 2:00 PM, with electronic proposals due by 4:00 PM on October 24, 2023, through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. The initial contract term is five years with potential renewal options for two additional one-year periods. The solicitation requires the contractor to develop a Culinary Arts/Re-entry Community Outreach Initiative that includes inmate vocational training, employability skills development, and job placement programs. Respondents must comply with various federal, state, and local regulations, including E-Verify employment verification and non-discrimination policies.
The contract does not specify explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though standard county procurement policies likely apply. The solicitation indicates the vendor will be responsible for complete food procurement, preparation, and delivery, including emergency meal provisions and staff dining options. While no incumbent vendor is mentioned, the comprehensive nature of the RFP suggests a complex operational environment requiring significant food service and corrections facility experience. The document does not provide a specific budget range or contract value, but the scope suggests a substantial multi-year contract covering food services for over 2,300 inmates across six facilities. The vendor must demonstrate capabilities in large-scale institutional food service, inmate management protocols, nutritional compliance, and vocational training program development. Proposing firms will need to showcase expertise in corrections food service, strong security understanding, and the ability to integrate with the Orange County Corrections Department's existing operational standards and security protocols.
Opportunity text
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed responses for Inmate Food Serivces (Y24-100-KS)
Sealed offers for furnishing the above will be accepted up to 4:00 pm EST on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
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NOTE: Respondents are required to submit responses electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform.Respondents shall not be permitted to hand-deliver, mail, telephone, fax or email offers.
Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected.
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