Food Management Services for Student Meals, Groceries, and Lunchroom Supplies

The government authority in Chicago, IL requires a vendor to provide food management services, including the ordering and delivery of all groceries, produce, bread, milk, paper supplies, and cleaning supplies for lunchroom tables, equipment, and floors. The buyer needs a comprehensive list of meal services encompassing student breakfasts, student lunches, student after-school snacks, student after-school meals or snacks, student summer meals, milk for all children, Kosher and Halal meals, Early Childhood P.M. snacks, daily lunchroom employee meals, and periodic meals for other school-based staff. The contract demands performance of work onsite and requires the vendor to deliver emergency bottled water within 24 to 48 hours and maintain readily available emergency meals for equipment failures, facility outages, staff call-offs, or work stoppages. Only US organizations may bid on this opportunity. Bidders can submit responses digitally via email or online, and the buyer is actively looking for proposals to establish the budget. The buyer will hold a pre-bid conference on October 9, 2026.