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DCYF Nutrition Program Request for Proposals

The Department of Children, Youth and Their Families' (DCYF) 2025-2026 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP)

Commercial Food Service Vendor for San Francisco Food Programs

DCYF is pleased to announce that Big Break, LLC dba Chefables has been selected for a contract under our Request for Proposals (RFP) for Commercial Food Service Vendors for the San Francisco Summer Food Service Program and the Child & Adult Care Food Program.

As mentioned in Section 13 of the RFP, agencies that submitted proposals may submit a written Notice of Protest for Contract Award within three (3) business days of the award announcement. The Notice of Protest must include a written statement specifying, in detail, each and every one of the grounds asserted for the protest. The Notice of Protest must be signed by an individual authorized to represent the Proposer, and must cite the law, rule, local ordinance, procedure, or Solicitation provision on which the protest is based. Please send written Notice of Protest to Michelle Kim at michelle.t.kim@dcyf.org by Wednesday, February 12 at 5pm.

DCYF's Nutrition Program RFP is for Commercial Food Service Vendors for the San Francisco Summer Food Service Program and the Child & Adult Care Food Program.

Learn more about our nutrition program.

Qualified food service management companies (commercial enterprises or non-profit organizations) submitting proposals for:

  • Breakfast, lunch, and snack for use in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
  • Supper and snack for use in the USDA Child & Adult Food Care Program: At-risk Afterschool Meals Program (CACFP)

This RFP is closed.

Proposals were due on January 6, 2025 at 5PM. Awards will be announced February 7, 2025.

Documents

RFP documents

DCYF 2025-26 Nutrition Program RFP

2025-26 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) nutrition program.

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Attachment 1: Proposer Coversheet and References

Proposer coversheet and references for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 2: Written Proposal Template

Written proposal template for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 3: Price Proposal Template

Price proposal template for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 4a: Updated SFSP Meal Pattern Certification

Updated SFSP meal pattern certification for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 4b: CACFP Meal Pattern Certification

CACFP meal pattern certification for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 5a: SFSP Menu Cycle - 11 days

11 day SFSP menu cycle for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 5b: CACFP Menu Cycle - 21 days

21 day CACFP menu cycle for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 6: Independent Price Determination, Lobbying, No Sanctions (Debarment and Suspension), and Drug Free Workplace Certification

Independent price determination, lobbying, no sanctions (debarment and suspension) and drug free workplace for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 7: General Provisions for Contracts Exceeding $250,000 and Clean Air, Water, and Energy Policy Certification

General provisions for contracts exceeding $250,000 and clean air, water, and energy policy certification for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 8: HCAO and MCO Declaration Forms

HCAO and MCO declaration forms for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 9: First Source Hiring Form

First source hiring form for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 10: City Contract Terms

City contract terms for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 11: Nondiscrimination and ADA Statements

Nondiscrimination and ADA statements for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 12: SFSP and CACFP Sites

SFSP and CACFP sites for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Attachment 13: Final Rule Changes to Meal Pattern Requirements to 2020-25 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Final rule changes to meal pattern requirements for 2020-2025 dietary guidelines for Americans for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) 2025-26 Nutrition Program Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Timeline

  • Nutrition RFP released
    November 22, 2024
  • Pre-proposal conference
    December 3, 2024, 2 to 3PM
    at DCYF in the Mint Conference Room, 1390 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco
  • Question submission period and proposed changes to City's contract terms end
    December 4, 2024 at 5PM
  • Questions and answers posted
    December 9, 2024 by 5PM
  • RFP proposals due
    January 6, 2025 at 5PM
  • Oral interviews, site visits, and taste testing period
    January 6, 2025 to January 10, 2025
  • Notice of intent to award announced
    February 7, 2025
  • Notice of protest for contract award due
    Wednesday, February 12 at 5pm.
  • RFP funding cycle begins
    May 1, 2025

Contact us

If you have questions, contact the Contract Administrator:

  • Michelle Kim
    Health and Nutrition Services Coordinator
    Department of Children, Youth and Their Families
    1390 Market Street, Suite 900
    San Francisco, CA 94102
    Phone: 628-652-7136
    E-mail: nutrition@dcyf.org

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