Purchase trays and squats to package home delivered meals

The State of New Mexico, acting through Sandoval County, is procuring trays and squats for packaging home-delivered meals under a sole source justification award. This procurement is intended to support the state's home-delivered meal program, an essential nutrition assistance initiative that requires specialized food service packaging equipment. The deliverables consist of trays and squats designed to package meals for delivery to beneficiaries, with the primary objective of ensuring continuity of service delivery and operational reliability. The procurement prioritizes compatibility with existing meal packaging operations and maintenance of established vendor relationships. Key qualifications include the ability to supply equipment that integrates seamlessly with current home-delivered meal systems and proven experience supporting the state's nutrition assistance program. The deadline for proposal submission is February 11, 2026, with the procurement opportunity having been posted on January 28, 2026.

This procurement is being conducted as a sole source award, which bypasses traditional competitive bidding processes to proceed with a direct award to an incumbent provider. Oliver has been identified as the incumbent vendor and sole source award recipient, selected based on the determination that the company represents the only practical source for the required equipment due to compatibility requirements with existing meal packaging operations. The sole source justification document establishes the rationale for this non-competitive procurement approach. Specific pricing terms, contract duration, renewal options, and final award values are subject to approval and negotiation processes outlined in the sole source justification. The procurement was initially justified on January 11, 2026, with the supporting sole source documentation available in the attached government files.