Congregate and Home-Delivered Meal Services

El Paso County, Texas, 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 > Purchasing Department


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Open (issued)
26-022 Addendum 3
Nov 12, 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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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 is seeking a food-service provider to prepare, package, deliver, and serve nutritious meals for approximately 1,500 congregate participants and 2,500 home-delivered meal participants. Services include operation from a City-owned commercial kitchen, delivery to up to 20 congregate centers and homes throughout the county, congregate meal service and cleanup, home-delivery face-to-face wellness checks, route documentation, temperature monitoring, meal labeling, and maintenance of required records. The contractor must provide appropriate staff, drivers, smartphones, food-service supplies, transportation support, cleaning, menu planning, nutrition analysis, emergency meal planning, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local nutrition and food-safety requirements. Meals must meet Older Americans Act, Dietary Reference Intake, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and Texas Administrative Code requirements. The proposal must include pricing for congregate meals, homebound meals, and shelf-stable meals if needed; a five-week culturally appropriate sample menu; an emergency service plan; a client-complaint process; evidence of at least six years of relevant experience; financial and debarment statements; and at least three similar-service references. The initial contract term is two years with three two-year renewal options, for a maximum term of eight years.

Classification Codes
NAICS624210Community Food Services
PSCS203Food Services
Smart Codes
senior meal serviceshome delivered mealsfood service operations
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 08, 2026 04:00 PM-Pre-Proposal Conference and Walk-Through (optional)
The solicitation also describes this as the City-owned commercial kitchen and the Southside center.
Sep 10, 2026 06:00 PM-Questions Due
Nov 12, 2026 09:00 PM-Bid Opening (optional)
Live video feed; participating vendors will be read aloud.
Nov 12, 2026 09:00 PM-Response Deadline
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
No
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