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
Food Items and Distribution Services
Final Evaluation Form - RFP No. 26-732
EVALUATION
FIRM'S RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
FIRM'S OVERVIEW/COMPANY PROFILE
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES TOTAL EVALUATION SCORE EVALUATION RANKING
SCOPE OF SERVICES COST OF SERVICES
Food Items and Distribution Services
RFP 26-732
APPLICANTS POINTS AVAILABLE 60 180 120 30 210 600
1. Esco Eats dba Young Food
Entertainment Score 48 42 32 10 53 185 4th
2. Goldstar Foods Score 60 174 112 28 201 575 1st
3. Gordon Food Service Score 58 138 112 28 210 546 2nd
4. Omega 3 Nutrition Score 14 36 24 5 181 260 3rd
5. Brookwood Farms, Inc. Score
6. US Foods, Inc Score
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