Agenda Item
i. School Nutrition Food Items and Distribution Services (Proposal Award) – RFP 26-732 to Gold Star Foods, Inc. (Not to Exceed $22,805,594)
Summary: Presented By: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education approve the bid award for RFP 26-732 School Nutrition Food Items and Distribution Services to Gold Star Foods, Inc. in the amount not to exceed the budgeted amount of $22,805,594. The award is from October 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with four (4), one (1) year renewal options through June 30, 2031, subject to Board approval on an annual basis.
Why: To ensure DeKalb County School District (DCSD) School Nutrition Services (SNS) provides healthy reimbursable meals to students that meet the Child Nutrition, USDA standards for meal pattern requirements.
Details: RFP 26-732 was competitively solicited through the Purchasing Department. It was posted to the DCSD website and IonWave on March 26, 2026. The bid was advertised in the Champion Newspaper on March 26, 2026 and April 2, 2026. Electronic notification was sent to 8 vendors from the DCSD Vendor Bid List. Electronic notification was also sent to 478 vendors through the State of GA Procurement Registry.
Six (6) proposals were reviewed and four (4) were deemed responsive to requirements of the solicitation. The evaluation panel selected Gold Star Foods, Inc. as the most responsive and responsible proposer to requirements of the solicitation.
Food items will be provided by Gold Star Foods, Inc. and delivered by the vendor to the schools.
Gold Star Foods, Inc.
3781 E. Airport Drive, Ontario, CA 91761
Financial impact: GL account: 622.3100.563000.00062.8200.9990.8015.050.0000.
Contact: Mr. Byron Schueneman, Chief Financial Officer, Division of Finance, 678.676.0270
Ms. Condus Shuman, Executive Director of School Nutrition Services, Division of Finance, 678.676.1772
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
Bid Award
RFP 26-732 School Nutrition
Food Items and Distribution Services
Scope: Award of bid from October 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 to
Gold Star Foods, Inc. for SY26-27.
Contract Term:
This is an award with an initial one (1) year term of October 1, 2026,
through June 30, 2027, with four (4), one (1) year renewal options through
June 30, 2031, subject to Board approval on an annual basis.
Solicitation Process:
RFP 26-732 was competitively solicited through the Purchasing Department.
It was posted to the DCSD website and IonWave on March 26, 2026. The
bid was advertised in the Champion Newspaper on March 26, 2026 and April
2, 2026. Electronic notification was sent to 8 vendors from the DCSD
Vendor Bid List. Electronic notification was also sent to 478 vendors through
the State of GA Procurement Registry.
Award Process:
Six (6) proposals were reviewed and four (4) were deemed responsive to
requirements of the solicitation. The evaluation panel selected Gold Star
Foods, Inc. as the most responsive and responsible proposer to
requirements of the solicitation.