REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 5, 2019
FROM
PHALOS HAIRE, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. to Provide Food Services For Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool Programs
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1, effective November 6, 2019, to Contract No. 19-231 with Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. to provide food services at additional locations for children enrolled in Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool programs, increasing the contract amount by $1,058,886, from $4,940,487 to a total contract amount of $5,999,373, with no change to the contract period of May 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022.
(Presenter: Phalos Haire, Director, 383-2005)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The increase of $1,058,886 is 100% state funded through the California Department of Education Child and Adult Care Food Program. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Preschool Services Department's (PSD) 2019-20 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On October 11, 2019, the Human Services Administrative Support Division received a termination of contract letter from Revolution Foods, Inc. (Revolution), effective November 15, 2019. To avoid interruption in food services to the affected Head Start sites, Preferred Meals has agreed to assume services at these locations currently provided by Revolution. Preferred Meals and Revolution were the only two vendors to submit proposals for the Head Start food service procurement, each being awarded contracts to provide services at specific Head Start sites. Preferre...
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