Happy Helpings Summer Food Vendor

1080 Iris Drive, SW near Suite 101, Conyers GA

Description

INVITATION FOR BID ADVERTISEMENT Georgia Nutritional Services, Inc. (GNSI) is soliciting a food service management company for the purchase, preparation, and delivery of meals with milk and appropriate non-food items to Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Happy Helpings sites operating in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a USDA Child Nutrition Program that feeds nutritious meals to children in low-income areas when schools are closed for vacation. The program operates through sponsors that utilize sites approved by Bright from the Start to feed children free of charge. SFSP sponsors can be public or private non-profit schools; universities, colleges, or camps; units of local government; and private non-profit organizations considered tax exempt by the Internal Revenue Service [501(c)3]. SFSP sites may be in schools, community centers, parks, churches, playgrounds, migrant centers, homeless feeding sites, summer camps or operating mobile feeding. The children served by the SFSP must be 18 years of age or younger or persons 19 or older with a physical or mental disability, as defined by the State. Bidders must be bonded, insured, and financially and logistically capable of providing meals of approximately 3,165 Breakfast and 3,170 Lunches 5 days a week, Monday through Friday from June 1, 2022, to July 29, 2022, to a variety of Happy Helpings sites within the Metro Atlanta area. Meals must meet all meal pattern requirements set forth by GNSI and Bright from the Start. Bid packets may be picked up (in-person retrieval is optional) on Thursday, April 7, 2022, from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM from Deborah Wilson, Exec. Director, GNSI, 1080 Iris Drive SW Conyers, Georgia 30094, . Bid packets will also be available via email from April 7, 2022 – April 25, 2022, at the bidder’s request. The contract must meet all requirements set forth by GNSI and Bright from the Start. Physical IFB packets must be sealed and clearly marked “Food Service Bid” on the sealed envelope and received by Tuesday, April 26, 2022 10:00 AM, to Deborah Wilson, Exec. Director, Georgia Nutritional Services, 1080 Iris Drive SW Suite 101, Conyers, Georgia 30094. Due to circumstances surrounding COVID-19, official bids may be received via email on or before Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 10:00 AM Bid Opening: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM, Georgia Nutritional Services, Inc. 1080 Iris Drive SW Suite 101, Conyers, Georgia 30094 at which time bid will be opened to the public, read, and recorded by Deborah Wilson, Exec. Director and Bright from the Start. Virtual call in for bid opening is available. Please join using this link: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/085922320 Or Dial United States (San Mateo, CA) Access Code / Meeting ID: 085922320 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.