Nutrition Services

The Caesar Rodney School District in Wyoming, Delaware is seeking a vendor to provide nutrition services by delivering fresh pizza on a bi-weekly basis to twelve schools. The agency is trying to solve the logistical and nutritional challenge of supplying compliant, fresh meals while ensuring strict food safety standards across these educational facilities. The project scope covers bi-weekly pizza delivery alongside a comprehensive program that includes food safety education for employees, temperature control management, documentation for foods prepared and delivered, and procedures to handle complaints regarding foodborne illnesses. The agency requires pizzas with a minimum diameter of fourteen to fifteen inches, with each pizza cut into eight equal slices using an eight-cut Pizza Equalizer. Each individual slice must provide a minimum of 2.0 ounces equivalent of creditable whole grain-rich grains and 2.0 ounces equivalent of meat or meat alternate. The pizza dough must be whole-grain-rich and contain a minimum of fifty-one percent whole grain flour by weight. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency expects the performance of the food preparation work to occur offsite. The agency is looking for budget proposals to determine the cost of the contract, and the source document does not specify further evaluation criteria or key dates.