Emergency Food Catering Services

2026-11-03

Scope of Work : REQUIREMENTS : The Contract shall require the Contractor to : 1 . Provide catering services , supply bulk and / or boxed food meals , and food supplies . that are in accordance with local , State , and Federal laws , regulations , and standards . 2 . Augment the fixed facilities capacity with offsite vendor operated commercial kitchen , food supply warehouse , etc . that can be used to cook and prepare meals for delivery . 3 . Augment the fixed facilities capacity with onsite vendor operated mobile field kitchens , mobile refrigerator trucks , mobile food supply trucks , etc . that are used to cook and prepare meals for serving 4 . Vendors must understand , depending on the nature of the disaster and / or emergency , normal food suppliers and / or fuel providers in the area may be closed or inoperable and shall prepare accordingly to ensure services as requested herein are met to their full expectations . 5 . Provide meals for either 12 hour or 24 - hour operational schedules with each shift having Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner , and snacks . 6 . The option of boxed meals or sack lunches may be requested for personnel deploying to the field . 7 . Meals should be nutritionally balanced and if requested high caloric for field personnel . 8 . Meals shall include food and beverages . 9 . The vendor shall provide standard meals as well as options for vegetarian , vegan , halal , gluten free , and other dietary restrictions as identified by the entity . 10 . Bi - weekly ( 14 days ) menus shall be submitted within 24 hours of arrival at a site by the vendor for approval by the Food Unit Leader ( FDUL ) or the Logistics Section Chief ( LSC ). Subsequent menus shall be submitted 2 days prior to the current bi - weekly menu expiring , for the duration of the incident . The FDUL shall ensure that the variety and content proposed is in accordance with the contract specifications . The daily menus with portion sizes shall be posted at the dining area . 11 . Vendors should expect to serve meals for 50 - 250 per facility locations every 12 hours . 12 . Vendors may be contracted to serve multiple locations simultaneously , increasing the total number of meals per 12 hours .

Maryland

2026-05-02