Food Service Management Company

The Fort Worth Independent School District, herein referred to as the School Food Authority (SFA), is responsible for operating the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) School Nutrition Programs (SNP) in schools under its jurisdiction, pursuant to an agreement with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). To assist in carrying out this responsibility, the SFA is soliciting proposals for school food service management services for the 2026-2027 School Year.  This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for a fixed-price contract and sets forth the terms and conditions applicable to the proposed procurement. The offeror is herein referred to as the Food Service Management Company (FSMC). The FSMC will provide services to the SFA as described in the Scope of Work in this RFP and will manage and operate a nonprofit school food service for the SFA according to SNP requirements of the USDA and TDA.

Pursuant to 7CFR 210.19(a)(5), all FSMC's that wish to contract for food service with any SFA within the State must register with TDA. Only proposals from offerors on the TDA approved FSMC Vendor List of registered companies operating within the State for the school year specified in the RFP may be considered.