The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families (“Department”) is seeking responses to this Request for Bid (“solicitation” or “RFB”) from qualified Bidders to provide dietary services, including preparation and service of meals three (3) times per day, 365 days per year at the New Hampshire Youth Treatment Center (YTC), to be located in Hampstead, NH.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families is requesting bids for dietary services at the New Hampshire Youth Treatment Center in Hampstead, with bids due July 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time and a public bid opening on the same date.

The scope is preparation and service of three meals per day, 365 days per year for the duration of an 18-month contract term running January 2027 through June 2028. The contractor must operate a facility kitchen and dining operations to support the resident youth population, including holiday and weekend meal service without interruption.

The bid sheet establishes five line items: preparatory and initial setup (one-time cost), monthly rates per meal per person for all prepared and delivered meals with daily retrieval and washing of dishware and equipment, monthly rates for washing and sterilizing warming pans and serving and eating utensils, monthly rates for floor stocks and nourishments, and monthly rates for dietician services. Bidders must submit monthly rates for each line item across the 18-month period. The Department will receive credits for any expenditures under annual allowance amounts for line items 2 through 4.

Bidders must submit a transmittal letter, bidder information form, and at least two client references from the past five years for similar services. Bids remain effective for 180 days from the July 15 deadline. The contractor must maintain commercial general liability insurance of not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, comply with workers' compensation requirements, and execute a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Business Associate Agreement. All personnel must sign a confidentiality agreement establishing HIPAA compliance and strict protocols for patient information security.

Questions are due June 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time; the Department will publish responses by July 6, 2026. Bidders interested in attending the public bid opening must register with Alex Rainey by July 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM Noon (603-271-9284 or Alex.D.Rainey@dhhs.nh.gov).