Beaufort County Detention Center Food Services Program

Beaufort County is seeking the services of Contractor shall furnish all labor, food, beverages, materials, supplies, and chemicals necessary to provide food services for the inmates and staff at the Beaufort County Detention Center Facilities. Food Service preparation activities shall be performed in the Detention Center and in accordance with State of South Carolina Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities.

The Contractor shall also provide staffing and meals for the Detention Center. Beaufort County may require service to additional sites in the future.

Term of the Contract is one (1) year and may be extended for four (4) additional one-year terms. This contract may not exceed five (5) years.

Background

It has been the policy of the Beaufort County Detention Center to use a private contractor to order and cook three meals a day, for the staff and inmates at the Detention Center.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 062226
• Department: Detention Center
• Department Head: Quandara Grant (Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-09T21:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-06-02T18:00:00.000Z — Please email gmurray@bcgov.net for your TEAMS invitation

Evaluation Criteria

• Understanding of Scope of Work (35 pts) —

  Demonstrated understanding of the scope of work.

• Soundness of Approach (25 pts) —

  Soundness Offeror's approach or service delivery model to meet objectives of Detention Center

• Performance Experience and Qualifications (25 pts) —

  Demonstration of Offeror's ability to provide the required service with examples of other similar services and via valid references.

• Cost (15 pts) —

  Reasonableness of proposal offer and acceptable annual cost and cost per meal.

Submission Requirements

• Proposer confirms the proposal is firm for a period of at least 90 days from the closing date for submission of proposal. (required)
• Please Provide Licenses and Certificate of Insurance. (required)
• Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary exclusion (required) —

  The contractor certifies, by submission of this qualification statement or acceptance of a contract, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any State, Federal department, or agency.

  It further agrees by submitting this qualification statement that it will include this clause without modification in all lower tier transactions, solicitations, proposals, contracts, and subcontracts. Where the bidder/contractor or any lower tier participant is unable to certify to this statement, it shall attach an explanation to this solicitation/bid.

• State whether your company has been involved in any litigation within the past five (5) years, arising out of your performance. (required)
• Explain fully any litigation involving performance. (required)
• Non-Segregated Facilities (required) —

  CERTIFICATION BY CONTRACTOR

  Regarding

  NON-SEGREGATED FACILITIES

  The Bidder certifies that he does not, and will not, provide and maintain segregated facilities for his employees at his establishments and, further that he does not, and will not, permit his employees to perform their services at those locations, under his control, where segregated facilities are provided and maintained. Segregated fountains, transportation, parking, entertainment, recreation, ad housing facilities; waiting, rest, wash, dressing, and locker room, and time clock, work, storage, restaurant, and other eating areas which are set apart in fact, or by explicit directive, habit, local custom, or otherwise, based on color, creed, national origin, and race. The Bidder agrees that, except where he has obtained identical certifications from proposed subcontractors for specific time periods, he will obtain identical certifications from proposed subcontractors prior to the award of subcontractors exceeding $10,000.00 which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause, and that he will retain such certifications in his files.

  The Bidder agrees that a breach of this certification is a violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in this Contract. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

• Please upload any relevant certifications and/or licenses
• Proposal (required) —

  To achieve a uniform review process and allow for adequate comparability, the information is to be organized in the manner specified below and the entire package must not exceed 15 double-sided printed pages excluding cover pages. Please include a cover page at the start of each section.

  1. Executive Summary:  Summary of your company's mission, management, services provided, and how services meet the Scope of Work. 
  2. Approach to the Planning Process: Explanation of the process to the Firm's Planning Process for commencement of work
  3. Work Plan and Scheduling: A summary of tasks to be performed from evaluation of data through County approval of the final plan. Include a timeline of key milestone to include overall durations for each major task.
  4. Experience and Qualifications:  Experience and qualifications of the team members, with an emphasis on similar type project completed within the last five (5) years. Provide an organization chart including sub-consultants and contractors. 
  5. List any exceptions, qualifications, or exclusions to this RFP
• Pricing (required) —

  Please provide your complete pricing proposal including break down of cost per meal, monthly cost, and annual cost.

• Will your Pre-Proposal Meeting be Mandatory or Non-Mandatory? (required)
• Will your Pre-Proposal Meeting be In-Person or Online? (required)
• Pricing (required)