Jail System Food Services
Cameron County > Purchasing Department
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RFP #1441
]JAIL SYSTEM FOOD SERVICES
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Cameron County is soliciting a contractor to operate food services for its jail system, serving approximately 1,100 to 1,746 inmates plus staff and visitors. The scope includes purchasing and managing food and consumable supplies; food preparation, cooking, tray-line service, delivery, and cleanup; operation of multiple kitchen sites; staff meals; continuous coffee and tea service; court and work-release sack meals; medical snacks; holiday meals; and routine billing, inventory, recordkeeping, sanitation, and quality assurance. The contractor must provide compliant menus and nutritional analyses, including a two-week cycle menu, special medical and religious diets, diet-handbook materials, sample meal-quality assessments, a Texas-licensed registered dietitian, trained correctional food-service personnel, staffing and transition plans, emergency procedures, references, financial information, and required proposal forms. The contract is expected to begin October 1, 2026, for an initial one-year term with two additional one-year renewal options. The contractor must provide a performance bond equal to 100% of the first-year contract value and a proposal bond equal to 5% of the proposed annual amount.
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- Workers Compensation
- Employer’s Liability — $500,000.00
- Comprehensive General Liability — $1,000,000.00
- Property Damage Liability — $1,000,000.00
- Combined Single Limit for Bodily Injury and Property Damage — $2,000,000.00
- Auto Liability — $100,000.00
- Performance Bond — 100%
- Bid Bond — 5%
- Minimum 5 references
- Client point of contact required for each reference
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