School Food Service Management Services

Chicago Public Schools is seeking proposals for comprehensive food service management services across cooking, warming, and receiving sites, including meal preparation, cafeteria operations, staffing, nutrition-program compliance, technology support, and transition planning.

Chicago Public Schools


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26-1264
Nov 10, 2026 07:00 PM
Sep 09, 2026 08:00 PM
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
Minority-Owned BusinessWoman-Owned Business
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
pmirandamartinez@cps.edu
Submission Instructions
Description

Chicago Public Schools is soliciting proposals from organizations to provide comprehensive food service management services across cooking, warming, and receiving sites. The scope includes meal preparation and service for breakfast, lunch, after-school, Saturday, summer, early-childhood, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program services; menus and à la carte offerings; USDA Foods utilization; staffing and lunchroom operations; equipment, supplies, sanitation, food safety, regulatory compliance, point-of-sale and related technology support, reporting, student engagement, and wellness initiatives. Proposers may submit for one or more of 18 regional decisions covering six cooking, six warming, and six receiving regions. Required submission materials include cover and executive materials, regional and transition cost proposals, references, financial statements, qualifications, insurance evidence, work histories, personnel qualifications and resumes, staffing and organizational plans, licenses, bonding documentation, implementation or management plans, a four-week cycle menu, interrogatories, MBE/WBE compliance materials, and certifications concerning debarment, lobbying, independent price determination, and bid rigging. The updated Attachment F cost proposal workbook and updated regional cost proposal files are included in the current package. The solicitation also establishes detailed performance indicators and service-level requirements for participation, student satisfaction, compliance, staff development, technology support, procurement, and local or diverse-business participation.

Classification Codes
NAICS722310Food Service Contractors
PSCS203Food Services
Smart Codes
school food servicecafeteria managementmeal program administration
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Sep 09, 2026 08:00 PM-Open Date
Oct 01, 2026 06:00 PM-FSMC Site Visit: Latino Youth High School (optional)
Oct 01, 2026 08:00 PM-FSMC Site Visit: Kanoon Elementary School (optional)
Oct 01, 2026 10:00 PM-FSMC Site Visit: Saucedo Elementary School (optional)
Telpochcalli Elementary School is a co-share location.
Oct 02, 2026 05:00 PM-Questions Due Date
Nov 10, 2026 08:00 PM-Close Date
Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED)
Required
Required
  • Performance Bond
  • Bid Bond
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 2 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Documents
Title
Attachment P Negotiations.docx.pdf
Exhibit F Staffing Patterns.xlsx
Exhibit A-2 Current and Projected Enrollment.xlsx
Porter JD.docx (1).pdf
Attachment N 2025 SFSP Sites.pdf
Attachment F-17 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 5 Southeast.docx
Attachment F-4 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 4 Central West.docx
Attachment M 2024-25 After-School Saturday Programs .pdf
Attachment J Certification Regarding Lobbying and Activities.pdf
Exhibit H - Sample Staff Evaluation.pdf
Exhibit J Point of Sale Service Desk Service Level Agreement .docx
Attachment F-9 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 3 Central East.docx
Attachment G Interrogatories (1).pdf
Exhibit D School Year 2024-2025 Monthly Sponsor and Site Claims for Reimbursement-compressed.pdf
Exhibit T-4 Sample Cafeteria Photos - Satellite Receiving Sites.docx
Exhibit T-1 Sample Cafeteria Photos Cooking- Elementary Schools.docx
Attachment F-2 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 2 Northwest.docx
Attachment F-1 Cost Proposal -Cooking Sites Region 1 Northeast.docx
Exhibit E School Year 2025-2026 Monthly Sponsor and Site Claims for Reimbursement.pdf
Exhibit H - Sample Manager Evaluation.pdf
Exhibit W Local Wellness Policy .pdf
Attachment F-18 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 6 Southwest.docx
Attachment F-11 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 5 Southeast.docx
Attachment F-15 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 3 Central East.docx
Exhibit H - Sample Employee Evaluation Summary.pdf
Exhibit R Vendor Scorecard.xlsx
Exhibit O School Nutrition Program (SNP) Permanent Agreement 2026.pdf
Exhibit T-2 Sample Cafeteria Photos Cooking - High Schools.docx
Exhibit U FSMC Equipment List.xlsx
Attachment C W-9 Tax Form.pdf
Attachment F-13 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 1 Northeast.docx
Associate Manager Job Description Template.docx (1).pdf
Attachment F-14 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 2 Northwest.docx
Attachment F-19 Cost Proposal -Transition.xlsx
Attachment F-16 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Central West.docx
Attachment F-6 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 6 Southwest.docx
Exhibit N Kitchen Assets by Category and Asset Type.pdf
Attachment H Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreement (SLAs).docx (1).pdf
Attachment F-8 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 2 Northwest.docx
Attachment L Bid Rigging Certification.pdf
Lunchroom Attendant Job Description (1).docx (3).pdf
Exhibit S Cost Breakdown Template.xlsx
Attachment F Cost Proposal Regions Locked.xlsx
Attachment F-20 Cost Proposal - Discounts.xlsx
ES and HS SDM Job Descriptions.pdf
Exhibit H - Evaluation Instructions.pdf
Attachment F-7 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 1 Northeast.docx
Exhibit L Nutrition Support Services Point of Sale Support Process .pdf
Attachment D MBE WBE Compliance Documents.pdf
Exhibit B-1 21 Day Cycle Menu(s).pdf
Exhibit A-1 School Site Data File Average Daily Participation by Federal Program.xlsx
Attachment I Certification Regarding Debarment and Suspension.pdf
Exhibit C USDA Foods Order 2026.xlsx
Attachment F-12 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 6 Southwest updated.docx
Attachment F-4 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 4 Central West updated.docx
Attachment F-2 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 2 Northwest updated.docx
Attachment F-5 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 5 Southeast updated.docx
Attachment F-15 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 3 Central East updated.docx
Attachment F-3 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 3 Central East.docx
Attachment F-3 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 3 Central East updated.docx
Attachment F-7 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 1 Northeast updated.docx
ADDENDUM NO. 1 FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.docx (1).pdf
Attachment K Certificate of Independent Price Determinatio.pdf
Exhibit V Current Operational Labor.xlsx
Exhibit I Nutrition Support Services Organizational Chart.pdf
2021-2025-unitehere-local-1-contract (1).pdf
Exhibit Q Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Permanent Agreement 2026.pdf
Attachment F-12 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 6 Southwest.docx
Cook Job Description Template (1).pdf
Exhibit K Point of Sale Major Incident Process .pdf
Attachment F-10 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 4 Central West.docx
Exhibit P Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Permanent Agreement 2026.pdf
Exhibit T-3 Sample Cafeteria Photos - Satellite Warming Sites.docx
Attachment F-5 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 5 Southeast.docx
Attachment F-10 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 4 Central West updated.docx
Attachment F-14 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 2 Northwest updated.docx
Attachment F-6 Cost Proposal - Cooking Sites Region 6 Southwest updated.docx
Attachment F-1 Cost Proposal -Cooking Sites Region 1 Northeast updated.docx
RFP FINAL POSTED FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES SPEC 26-1264.docx.pdf
seiu-local-1-contract-25-29 (1).pdf
Attachment F-16 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Central West updated.docx
Exhibit B-2 A la Carte Price List.xlsx
Attachment F-11 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 5 Southeast updated.docx
Attachment F-9 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 3 Central East updated.docx
Attachment F-13 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 1 Northeast updated.docx
Attachment F-18 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 6 Southwest updated.docx
Attachment F-17 Cost Proposal - Receiving Sites Region 5 Southeast updated.docx
Attachment F Cost Proposal Regions Locked 10.6.26 v2.xlsx
Attachment F-8 Cost Proposal - Warming Sites Region 2 Northwest updated.docx
Chicago Public Schools FSMC RFP Site Visits 2026.pdf
Chicago Public Schools FSMC RFP Site Visits 2026 (1).pdf
Site Visit Attendees.pdf
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