Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Services

El Paso County is requesting proposals for preparation, packaging, delivery, and service of approximately 4,000 daily congregate and home-delivered meals for its City-County Nutrition Program.

El Paso County > County Purchasing Department


General
Open (issued)
26-022 Addendum 1
Oct 01, 2026 08:00 PM
Aug 10, 2026 05:08 PM
2 years base + 3 × 2 years options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
bidquestions@epcounty.com
+19152733349
800 East Overland Avenue, El Paso, TX, USA
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El Paso County Purchasing Department, 800 E. Overland Ave., Room 300, El Paso, TX 79901
Description

El Paso County seeks a food-service provider to prepare, package, deliver, and serve nutritious congregate and home-delivered meals for older adults and adults with disabilities. The scope covers approximately 4,000 meals per day, including service at up to 20 congregate centers and home delivery throughout the county. The vendor will use the City of El Paso commercial kitchen at 600 S. Ochoa Street, provide meal-service and delivery staff, clean kitchens and service areas, maintain meal-temperature and delivery records, and operate within required delivery windows. Meals must comply with Older Americans Act, Texas Administrative Code, FDA Food Code, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and Dietary Reference Intake requirements. The vendor must provide culturally appropriate five-week cycle menus, nutritional analyses certified with wet signatures by a registered dietitian, packaging and labeling, emergency meal planning, staff training, background checks, vehicle maintenance, reporting, and customer references. Pricing is required per congregate meal, homebound meal, and shelf-stable meal if needed. The initial contract term is two years with three two-year renewal options, for a maximum term of eight years.

Classification Codes
NAICS722310Food Service Contractors
PSCS203Food Services
Smart Codes
meal preparation serviceshome delivered mealssenior nutrition programs
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 08, 2026 04:00 PM-Pre-Proposal Walk-Through and Conference (optional)
The solicitation states that a walk-through and pre-proposal conference will be held at Ochoa; the scope identifies 600 S. Ochoa Street as the commercial kitchen.
Sep 10, 2026 06:00 PM-Questions Deadline
Oct 01, 2026 08:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline and Opening
Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Required
  • Professional Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Worker's Compensation — $1,000,000.00
  • Cyber Liability — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Performance Bond — 100%
  • Payment Bond — 100%
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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