Inmate Food Service Program for Jackson County and Statewide Cooperative Use

Jackson County is soliciting proposals from qualified contractors to provide a comprehensive inmate food service program seven days a week, 365 days a year. The selected vendor must deliver offsite meals based on an average of 2500+ calories per day with pork-free menu options. The contract term is five years, and the county intends to pre-qualify multiple contractors while selecting one for its building locations, allowing other Michigan government municipalities to piggyback on the resulting contract. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid. Interested vendors must submit questions by 10:00 AM EST on November 2, 2026, and attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting on November 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. Final electronic proposals must be submitted via email by November 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST. Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale based on the Statement of Work (40 points), References including sample menus (30 points), Pricing (20 points), and Company Profile (10 points).