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 > Purchasing Department


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Open (issued)
26-022 Addendum 2
Oct 15, 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, Texas 79901
Description

El Paso County is seeking a food-service provider to prepare, package, deliver, and serve congregate and home-delivered meals for older adults and adults with disabilities. Services include approximately 4,000 meals per day, prepared at a City of El Paso commercial kitchen and delivered to up to 20 congregate centers and homebound participants throughout El Paso County. The contractor must provide meal-service staff, kitchen and center cleanup, home-delivery drivers, packaging, utensils, condiments, nutrition labels, temperature monitoring, reporting, and vehicle maintenance. The contractor will use 12 County vehicles made available for meal delivery and must provide any additional vehicles or equipment needed. Meals must comply with Older Americans Act, Texas Administrative Code, food-safety, Dietary Reference Intake, and Dietary Guidelines requirements. The scope requires a five-week cycle menu, culturally appropriate meals, registered-dietitian oversight, congregate meals approximately 250 days per year, home-delivered meals approximately 260 days per year, face-to-face delivery verification, emergency and contingency planning, staff training and background checks, and ongoing monitoring. The initial contract period is two years with three two-year renewal options, for a maximum term of eight years. Proposers must submit pricing per congregate meal, homebound meal, and shelf-stable meal, along with a complete proposal and required forms and supporting documentation.

Classification Codes
NAICS624210Community Food Services
PSCS203Food Services
Smart Codes
meal preparation serviceshome delivered mealssenior nutrition services
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 08, 2026 04:00 PM-Pre-Proposal Conference and Walk-Through (optional)
The walk-through and pre-proposal conference will be held at the City-owned commercial kitchen; the conference follows the walk-through.
Sep 10, 2026 06:00 PM-Questions Deadline
Oct 15, 2026 08:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline and Bid Opening (optional)
The bid opening will be available by live video feed through the County's YouTube channel.
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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