Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Invitation for Bid (IFB) is issued by the TSS Office of State Procurement (TSS OSP) for the Arkansas Department of Military (“DOM” or “Department”) for the Youth Challenge Program (YCP) to obtain pricing and a contract for Food Distribution Services; The Prospective Contractor shall have the capacity to operate the Youth Challenge Program (YCP) dining facility, which must include but is not limited to: 1. Having the personnel to conduct the following jobs for forty-four (44) weeks per calendar year: a. Order food and supplies to furnish daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and sack lunch. b. Prepare daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and sack lunch. c. Serve food to students and staff for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. 2. The program serves up to one hundred sixty (160) students and feeds up to ten (10) staff daily. 3. The Prospective Contractor shall provide adequate staffing for operations to include, but not limited to, four (4) servers and one (1) chef per meal. 4. The Prospective Contractor shall maintain staff on any working holiday as determined by the DOM. The Contractor shall provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner with beverages, and one (1) evening snack, seven (7) days per week for forty-four (44) weeks, for YCP students and supervising staff, including inclement weather and holidays. The dining facility will be closed for two (2) four (4) week periods annually between YCP terms. Closures run from mid-December through mid-January and mid-June through mid-July. Exact dates of closures will be provided to the successful Contractor when schedules become available.
