Food Management Service
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TIMELINE
Pre-bid conference and site visit: April 28th, 2026
Deadline to submit inquiries: April 28th, 2026
Deadline to respond to inquiries: May 1st, 2026
Deadline to submit bid: May 5th, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
Issuing Agency
Louisiana Department of Education
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DESCRIPTION
A government authority in New Orleans, Louisiana is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive food management services for school meal programs. The selected vendor will be responsible for menu planning in line with the Food Based Menu Planning requirements for both the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) for the 2025-2026 school year. Menu plans must accommodate grade groups (K–5, 6–8, K–8, and 9–12) and ensure average daily calories for a five-day school week are within specified ranges, avoiding foods of minimal nutritional value and fluid milk exceeding 1% milk fat.
The vendor will need to separately incorporate fruits and vegetables as core food components. Fruit is required at all lunches, and schools must offer 1 cup of fruit daily at breakfast. Clear signage must be provided when offering multiple servings of fruit, ensuring students are informed of their options. For lunch in the 9–12 grade group, schools must also offer 1 cup of fruit, with appropriate signage when alternative serving sizes are presented.
This RFP emphasizes adherence to nutritional standards and detailed service delivery for school meal programs.
Source attribution
This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.