Okaloosa County BOCC — June 21, 2016 — Request for RFP for Inmate Food Service — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: June 21, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Stefan Vaughn SUBJECT: Request for RFP for Inmate Food Service DEPARTMENT: Corrections BCC DISTRICT: ALL STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Okaloosa County Department of Corrections requests authorization to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified vendors to provide inmate food services, and to establish a qualified selection committee to review submitted proposals. BACKGROUND: The food services vendor provides meal services for inmates incarcerated in the Okaloosa County Department of Corrections. The current vendor, ABL, Inc., will have completed the term of its initial contract and exhausted all available renewals by September 31, 2016 (#C12-1962-COR). As a result, the Department seeks authorization to issue a RFP and to establish a qualified selection committee to review submitted proposals. We recommend this committee include Chief Correctional Officer Stefan Vaughn, Support Services Captain Joe Foley, Support Services Lieutenant Leroy Huyghue, Okaloosa County Health Department Biological Scientist Ashley Rendon (or nutritionist designee), and/or other person(s) designated by the Board. OPTIONS: Approve Deny RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend approval of authorization to issue a RFP for inmate food services for the Department of Corrections, and approval of the recommended selection committee. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator