CALL FOR PROPOSALS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Board of County Commissioners of Valley County herby invites for congregate and home-delivered meal bids for the elderly for July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. Meals served must be acceptable to the elderly consumer and meet 1/3 RDA. Meals will be served on days and times mutually agreed upon by the two parties. The following meal pattern is required:

Meat or meat alternate – 3 edible ounces

Vegetable and fruit – 3 servings

Vegetable serving = 1 cup leafy greens or ½ cup cooked

Fruit serving = ½ cup or 1 serving

Grains – 2 servings (whole grains: 100% whole wheat breads, pastas, brown rice)

Milk or dairy equivalent – 1 serving

Coffee or hot tea

The caterer is responsible for following all safety and sanitation regulations as established by the State of Montana. The caterer is responsible for paying all costs of food, supplies, labor and other costs as necessary in providing meals. Meals may be served on site or catered to another location. The location of meals served on site must be accessible to people with disabilities.

Sealed bids must be received in the courthouse by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2012. Bids will be opened at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012. Special consideration for the home-delivered meals bid will be given for the services of a dietician.

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, to waive irregularities, or to accept any bid they deem to be in the best interest of Valley County.

For more information contact the Valley County Council on Aging at 228-9500.

DATED this 3rd day of April, 2012.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA

Bruce H. Peterson, Chairman

ATTEST: Lynne Nyquist, Clerk

(Published April 11 and 18, 2012)