OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Invitation to Bid for Meal Service ‒ Contracts to begin January 1, 2014
Senior Friendship Centers is requesting competitive bids from food service management companies that if chosen must be registered and approved by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Adult Care Food Program and/or the Florida Department of Health/Child Care Food Program for Adult meals (hot, cold, frozen and/or shelf stable) to be served to disabled and elderly adults participating in adult day care services at the following locations:
Senior Friendship Centers, 1820 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota, Florida 34236
2350 Scenic Drive, Venice, Florida 34293
5272 Summerlin Commons Way, #601, Fort Myers, Florida 33907
In addition to the above; companies can also choose to bid for hot, cold, frozen and shelf stable meals for Older Americans Act eligible elders who receive congregate and home delivered meal services for Sarasota, Lee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. Those interested in providing only frozen and/or only shelf stable and/or only hot/cold meals may also apply, but must adhere to all requirements in this proposal for every meal. If preferred, a company may also choose to bid for Adult Care Food Program meals only or Congregate meals only or Home Delivered Meals only. Also, if a company has a strong ability to provide meals in one or more particular areas of a county (ies); those areas may be applied for separately.
Meals will be required to be delivered daily (Monday – Friday). Various delivery schedule options will be available and may be written into the RFP. Bid Packages may be requested to be emailed beginning October 4, 2013 by emailing cw@friendshipcenters.org with your organization’s name, address, contact person, phone number, fax number and email address between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon. The packages will be emailed within 24 hours. A bidder’s conference (attendance is not mandatory) will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2013 at 2350 Scenic Dr., Venice, FL 34293 from 10:00 a.m. ‒ 12:00 Noon.
All bids must be received by mail or hand delivered (they may not be emailed) by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2013 in a sealed envelope addressed to: “Invitation to Bid”, Senior Friendship Centers, Attention: Nancy Green-Irwin, 5272 Summerlin Commons Way, #604 Fort Myers, Florida 33907 or Attention: Sue Firestone, 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota, FL 34236.
Bids will be opened publicly at 9:00 a.m. on November 5, 2013 at 5272 Summerlin Commons Way, #604, Fort Myers, Florida 33907 and 1888 Brother Geenen Way, Sarasota, FL 34236 (not mandatory).
