Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Inmate Food Service

This agreement shall facilitate the food service to the inmate population and staff of the Yavapai County Jail district by and through Yavapai County Sheriff's Office - Headquarters Building, Detention Services Division , in both facilities (Camp Verde and Prescott) and the collocated mental health facility in Prescott. The awarded Food Service Management Company (FSMC) shall supply on-site staff to perform all aspects of food service operations, to include, but not limited to, supply ordering, inventory management, menu development, meal preparation, kitchen equipment maintenance and procurement, and food service-related grievances as assigned by the Detention Services Division.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 27-SRF-02
• Department: Sheriffs Office
• Department Head: David Rhodes (Sheriff)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-07-06T16:00:00.000Z — First Location: Camp Verde Detention Center. Second Location: Prescott Detention Center. See agenda for further details.

Evaluation Criteria

• Proposal Content (5 pts) —
  RFP criteria are met. 
• Quality of Response (10 pts) —

  RFP criteria are met and well defined.

• Quality/Appeal of Inmate Menu (25 pts) —

  Appeal and variety of proposed monthly menu of inmates.

  Appeal and quality of food product utilized for inmate meals.

• Quality/Appeal of Staff Dining Meals (25 pts) —

  Appeal and fresh-healthy variety of proposed staff dining menu.

  Appeal and quality of food products utilized for staff dining.

• Experience (15 pts) —

  Proposer has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in correctional food services with an ADP of 300+

  Proposer has experience in detention / correctional facilities.

  Proposer has multi-facility experience.

  Acceptable, verifiable references.

  Past record of performance on contract with other law enforcement detention / correctional facilities, including such factors as reliability and compliance with contract terms and conditions.

• Cost (20 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Acknowledgement and Acceptance (required) —

  Explanatory Note: The purpose of this question is to confirm Offeror’s acknowledgement and acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Solicitation, subject to any exceptions or modifications to terms or conditions that are expressly requested and have been approved prior to submission of the Offer.

  The Undersigned hereby offers and agrees to furnish the material, service and/or construction in compliance with all terms, conditions, specifications, and amendments in Solicitation No.27-SRF-02, including written exceptions, if any. By confirming below, Offeror also certifies understanding and compliance with Solicitation No. 27-SRF-02, including the Special Requirements and Scope of Work. Offeror certifies that prices offered were independently developed without consultation with any other Offeror or potential Offeror.  

  Offeror, by and through the submitting representative, acknowledges and accepts all terms and conditions of Solicitation No.27-SRF-02. As used in this form, “Terms and Conditions of Solicitation” means all terms, conditions, specifications, certifications, and warranties set forth in the documents that comprise the Solicitation, including, but not limited to, the Uniform Instructions for Offers, Special Rules for Offers (if any), General Terms and Conditions of Contract, Special Requirements of Solicitation, Scope of Work, Solicitation Addendums (if any).

• Request for Confidentiality of Proprietary Information (required) —

  Explanatory Note: The purpose of this question is to request that District treat as confidential specific information in the Offer that Offeror believes is a trade secret or other proprietary information. All information that is the subject of the request for confidentiality must be designated on the page or pages of the Offer in which it appears. An explanatory statement for the request must be clearly set forth below. Additional pages may be attached to the Offer.  

  If an Offeror believes that its Offer contains confidential trade secrets or other proprietary information that should not be disclosed, such information shall be so identified wherever it appears in the Offer and Offeror shall state its basis under Arizona law for the requested confidentiality. Offeror acknowledges that District is subject to Arizona Public Records Law found in A.R.S. §§ 39-121, et seq. and any exemptions thereto. Upon receipt of a public records request or other request to release certain information identified by Offeror as Confidential, District shall make an internal determination as to whether Offeror’s request for confidentiality is supported by Arizona law. If District determines that certain requested information is not confidential under Arizona Public Records Law, District shall advise Offeror of receipt of the request for the information and allow Offeror ten (10) business days to file for and obtain a protective order from a court prohibiting disclosure of the information. If Offeror fails to request or obtain a protective order in the time indicated, the information shall be disclosed.

  Requests to protect pricing information or the entire Offer from disclosure will be denied.

  Offeror, by and through the submitting representative, requests that the specific information, described below and identified on the page or pages of the Offer in which it appears, be treated as confidential information and protected from disclosure to the public. Specific sections of the solicitation must be listed.

  Note: Mark response with “N/A” for each section, if not applicable. 

  1.  Description of specific information that is the subject of the request. 
  2.  The reason or reasons why the information should be treated as confidential.
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• Pricing Proposal (required) —

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• Reference #1 (required) —

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• Reference #3 (required) —

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• Please submit your Non Collusion Affidavit. (required) —

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• Term of Contract (required) —

  Please select the appropriate option for your solicitation:

• Contract shall be for a period of _____________ (__) ______ thereafter. (required) —

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  Example: three (3) years

• The contract may be extended for up to ______________ (__) ______________. (required) —

  Format: [Number of years] (##) additional one-year terms

  Example: two (2) additional one-year terms

• Effective date: (required) —

  Example: January 1, 2026

• Contract will expire on: (required) —

  Format: January 1, 2026

• Vendor Pricing Format (required) —

  How will pricing be submitted

• Offeror shall hold its Offer open for a minimum of ___________ (__) _____ from the Offer Deadline. (required) —

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