Nutrition and Transit Services

The Lower Savannah Council of Governments in Aiken, South Carolina is seeking a vendor to provide integrated nutrition and transit services across three counties. The agency aims to support qualified individuals by promoting health, independence, and access to essential resources through coordinated transportation and meal programs. The requested transit services cover four distinct categories of transportation for qualified individuals. These categories include group dining transportation to and from congregate meal sites, social group transportation to beneficial events and activities, and medical transportation to health facilities. The transit scope also requires essential transportation, which entails moving multiple riders from a single point of origin to a single drop-off location. The requested nutrition services encompass group meal programs in congregate settings and home-delivered meal programs at individual residences. The selected vendor must provide prepared meals, including hot, frozen, and emergency meals, for both the congregate and home-delivered programs. Additionally, the agency requires evidence-based health promotions and education to support healthy lifestyles and behaviors among participants. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based exclusively in the United States. The agency requires the selected vendor to perform all work offsite at the vendor's own office premises. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is currently looking for proposals to determine funding allocation. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 1, 2026.