Food Services for Effingham County Prison, Jail, and Senior Citizens Center 2026

This is an invitation to submit a proposal to supply Effingham County, Georgia for the professional services as specified herein. Sealed proposals will be received via the County's eProcurement Portal up to 2:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Friday, August 7, 2026 . Due to the fact that the proposals will be subject to an evaluation review, the details and particulars of the proposal documents will remain confidential until final award of the contract. Only the names of the companies who submit a proposal will be available.

Effingham County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and will not be bound to accept any proposal should Effingham County consider that the proposal would be contrary to the best interest of Effingham County. Effingham County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all proposals that are non-responsive or not responsible. Additionally, Effingham County Board of Commissioners has the right to waive any technicalities or informalities. Effingham County may issue change orders altering the original scope of work to address changes or unforeseen conditions necessary for the project completion.

Instructions for the preparation and submission of a proposal are contained in the request for proposals package. If you do not submit a proposal, please return the no-bid sheet and state the reason.

Effingham County is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide comprehensive food service operations for the Effingham County Prison, Effingham County Jail, and Effingham County Senior Citizens Center. The intent of this solicitation is to establish a contract with a provider capable of delivering consistent, high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals while maintaining compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The County seeks a contractor with demonstrated experience in institutional food service operations, strong operational management practices, and the ability to provide efficient, reliable service that supports the unique needs of correctional facilities and senior nutrition programs. The successful proposer will furnish all labor, supervision, food products, supplies, equipment, and related services necessary to operate a turnkey food service program for the County.