Summary of Specifications:
INTENT - The intent of this solicitation is to invite priced proposals for the purpose of providing food services for inmates in custody of the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections in accordance with the special conditions and specifications contained in this Request for Proposals. Pricing shall be expressed as a price per each individual meal served based on the average daily population specified herein.
GENERAL
1. The Okaloosa County Department of Corrections (Department) houses an average daily population of approximately 466 inmates.
2. The yearly estimate of meals is 510,270.
a. The meal quantities provided are approximate and represent the estimated requirements of the County for the contract period.
b. Unit price and extended total prices shall be used only as a basis for evaluation of proposals.
c. Actual meal quantity necessary may be more or less than estimates listed in the specification document and the County shall be neither obligated nor limited to any specified amount.
3. The current contractor employs three cooks and a site supervisor and the County employs one cook (which will be retained) that are supervised by the contractor and the County.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
1. The Food Service provider (Contractor) shall provide for all aspects of the food service operation and meet minimum requirements of the Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services standard 64E-11 Florida Administrative Code, Florida Model Jail Standards, Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission, National Commission on Correctional Health Care Accreditation, and the National School Lunch & Breakfast Program, and other applicable local, state and federal regulations.
