DATE: December 15, 2015
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner
Rick Chavez, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with Trinity Services Group, Inc. to Provide Meal Service
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Agreement with Trinity Services Group, Inc. for meal service for the Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office and Probation Department detention facilities effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020 not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one year extensions, total not to exceed ($37,746,179).
REPORT
There is no additional net County cost associated with the recommended action. On August 20, 2015 the County of Fresno Purchasing Division issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) which solicited proposals to provide comprehensive management of its correctional and juvenile food services. Trinity Services Group, Inc., who is also the current vendor, is the recommended vendor to provide meal service to the Adult Detention Facilities and Juvenile Justice Campus. The recommended agreement includes a sliding fee for both the adult and juvenile meals.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The two vendors that submitted bids for this RFP were Aramark Correctional Services and Trinity Services Group, Inc. Your Board could choose the other vendor that responded to the RFP process, but was not recommended.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional net County cost associated with the recommended action. The Sheriff-Coroner's Office based their estimated costs on an average daily population (ADP) of 2,700 jail inmates and the Probation Department based their estimated costs on an ADP of 360 juveniles using the sliding scale rates in Exhibit A to the contract. Beginning January 1, 2017 and in each subsequent calendar year (January 1 through December 31), the price per meal may be increased by a percentage equal to the National ...
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