Food Service for Douglas County Department of Corrections

The Douglas County Department of Corrections is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive food preparation and management services. The vendor will be responsible for managing, procuring, preparing, and delivering all food to inmates, staff members, and providing specialty and holiday meals. The vendor must have a proven record of providing correctional food services with a comparable size agency and scope of operations. The contract will be for a period of five years, with the option to extend for up to five separate one-year terms. The vendor must provide a detailed proposal, including an executive summary, corporate overview, technical approach, and cost proposal. Some key points to consider: • The Average Daily Population (ADP) of the jail in calendar year 2025 was 1117, and the ADP of the Criminal Justice Center was 46. • The vendor must provide food services to the Douglas County Department of Corrections and the adjacent Criminal Justice Center. • The vendor must have experience in large-scale food service operations and correctional experience. • The vendor must comply with the American Correctional Association (ACA) standards, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), and Nebraska Jail Standards. • The vendor must provide a full-time, on-site administrator who shall have the general responsibility for successful delivery of food service pursuant to the Contract.