Inmate Food Services

The Lumpkin County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified onshore U.S. individuals or firms to provide comprehensive inmate food services onsite in Dahlonega, Georgia. The selected contractor must supply all required equipment, materials, consumable supplies, food products, and correction-experienced, professionally trained labor to operate the program in a cost-effective manner. Eligible vendors must be organized to provide institutional or correctional food service and demonstrate five years of previous correctional food service experience with proven effectiveness. A pre-proposal meeting takes place on October 29, 2026, and all questions are due no later than November 02, 2026. Submissions must be delivered by mail or in person to the Purchasing Agent by November 12, 2026, at 2:00 PM; e-mail and fax submissions will not be accepted. Proposals must include a technical response tabbed according to county formatting instructions, a detailed startup and contingency plan, staff resumes, and a cost proposal using the required cost format in Appendix B. Proposals will be evaluated based on a technical and cost split of 70/30.