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DESCRIPTION
The government authority in Chicago, Illinois is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive food management services. Responsibilities include ordering and delivering groceries, produce, bread, milk, paper supplies, and cleaning supplies for lunchroom tables, equipment, and floors.
The required meal services include student breakfasts, lunches, after-school snacks and meals, summer meals, milk for all children, kosher and halal meals, early childhood afternoon snacks, and daily breakfast and lunch for lunchroom employees at no charge. Services may also include meals for other school-based staff.
The vendor must provide emergency bottled water within 24 to 48 hours and maintain emergency student meals for situations such as equipment failures, facility outages, staff call-offs, or work stoppages. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for October 9, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due November 10, 2026.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Experienced institutional or K–12 food service management provider
- Capability to procure and deliver groceries, supplies, meals, and emergency water
- Experience serving diverse dietary requirements, including kosher and halal meals
- Capacity to support recurring student, employee, summer, and emergency meal programs
- Strong food safety, logistics, and emergency continuity procedures
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