Invitation For Bid (IFB)
Food Service Management Company (FSMC)
For:
School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program
Issued by:
Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc., DBA Everstand
3300 Gaither Rd
Baltimore, MD 21244
Date of issuance
September 10, 2024 at 10:00am
Intent
This solicitation is for the purpose of entering into a fixed-price-per-meal contract for providing food services for Everstand, hereinafter referred to as the Agency. The statements, items, and criteria set forth herein are the minimum requirements to be provided in the bid submission and the contractual agreement.
Bid Submission and Award
- Sealed bids on the document provided and any accompanying documents must be submitted to Finance Department
at finance@everstand.org by 5:00 pm EST on September 27, 2024. - Agency reserves the right to reject any or all bids, if deemed to be in the best interest of the Agency.
- Each Food Service Management Company (FSMC) must submit a complete response to the Invitation For Bid (IFB) No other distribution of a bid is to be made by the FSMC. A responsive FSMC must complete and submit Parts I, II, III, and all applicable Resources and Appendices.
- Award shall be made to the responsive and responsible FSMC whose bid is most advantageous to the Agency. A responsible FSMC is one who’s financial, technical, and other resources indicate an ability to perform the work as required by this solicitation.
- Bids tendered by mail should be addressed to Finance Department and mail to 3300 Gaither Rd. Baltimore MD 21244 with the exterior of the envelope plainly marked, “Food Service Bid.” Allow enough time for delivery to meet the due date.
- If more than one bid is offered by any one party, by or in the name of another entity or person, all such bids will be rejected.
- FSMC is expected to be fully informed of the conditions, requirements, and specifications before submitting bid. Failure to do so will be at the FSMC’s own risk and FSMC cannot secure relief on the plea of error. If the FSMC desires to personally examine/visit the job site(s), contact: Jordan Doster at jdoster@everstand.org and copy finance@everstand.org on the message.
Download the full bid packet, instructions, and specifications here.
Questions
A pre-bid meeting is not scheduled.
Questions regarding this IFB must be submitted by email to finance@everstand.org not later than five calendar days after the issuance of the IFB. Written answers to questions that change or clarify the IFB will be provided to all prospective FSMCs.
All sealed bids due by 5:00 pm EST on September 27, 2024.