Detention Meal and Commissary Services
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TIMELINE
March 18th, 2026: Project released.
March 31st, 2026: Question submission deadline at 9:00 AM.
April 8th, 2026: Proposal submission deadline at 2:00 PM.
April 9th, 2026: Proposal ratings, interviews, and committee summary report.
April 21st, 2026: Staff recommendation to Commission.
April 21st, 2026: Award to Board of County Commissioners.
QUESTION DEADLINE
Issuing Agency
Taos County
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DESCRIPTION
The government authority located in Taos, New Mexico is seeking vendors to provide detention meal and commissary services for its facility. The selected contractor will be responsible for supplying three meals per day to each adult detainee, ensuring a minimum of 2,900 calories per day. At least two of these meals must be served hot every day, covering morning, noon, and evening meals.
All meals must be of comparable nutritional value and quantity as stipulated by the Detention Facility standards. Meal service schedules are tentatively set as breakfast between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., lunch between 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m., and dinner between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; these times may be adjusted in the final contract.
Vendors must submit any questions regarding the RFP no later than March 31, 2026.
Source attribution
This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.