Illinois Math and Science Academy
RFP #IMSA21001

Request for Proposal: Food Service Management

Change Order
Published Tuesday December 7, 2021
Vendor: Lexington Independents
Change Order Amount: $1,613,797.50
Increase due to nationwide labor shortage resulting in staff hourly increases; increased disposable paper/plastic serving container costs due to Covid-19 mitigation and increase in food costs.

The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Change Order
Published Monday June 29, 2020
Vendor: Lexington Independents
Change Order Amount: $0
The planned award to Lexington Independents had been suspended due to a protest. The planned award to Lexington Independents is now being made and moving forward as the protest has been resolved by the Chief Procurement Officer.

The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.

Award Info Published Thursday June 4, 2020

Lexington IndependentsCanonsburg, PA

  • Amount: An estimated $6,500,000
  • Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2025
  • Renewals: 5 one-year
  • Potential Future Renewals: $7,500,000

Unsuccessful respondents (3)

Buyer for this procurement: Terry Michels, (630) 907-5036

Chief procurement officer for this procurement: Ben Bagby

State purchasing officer for this procurement: Lee Saulter

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.

First published Thursday, January 9, 2020
Sealed proposals will be accepted below until 2:00 PM, Wednesday March 4, 2020:
At the following address:
Attn: Fiscal Office
1500 Sullivan Road
Aurora, IL 60506-1000
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy seeks proposals to provide reliable, high quality, nutritious food management services for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner for our high school residential boarding students as well as various catering opportunities. Questions regarding solicitation must be sent in writing by Monday, February 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. CST.

For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Terry Michels
1500 Sullivan Rd
Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: (630) 907-5036
FAX: (630) 907-5030
Chief Procurement Officer - Ben Bagby
State Purchasing Officer - Lee Saulter
Submit 1 copies of the response as defined in the specifications.
The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof.
Vendor may expect payment thirty to sixty days after receipt of invoice, unless otherwise stated in the bid documents.
This procurement may be contingent on Board of Trustees approval.
Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals, if applicable.
There is a 20 percent BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.
The contract(s) for this solicitation could exceed $50,000 annually.

This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.

The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.

Documents

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Specification Documents

  • FY21FoodServiceManagementRFPTemplate21001.docx (180 KB)

Other Public Documents

  • CPODetermination-IMSA2100106-25-20-1.pdf (124 KB)
  • FY21BEPDocs-LexingtonIndependents.pdf (5 MB)
  • FY21LexingtonIndependentsBEPReductionGoal.docx (256 KB)
  • FY22LexingtonIndependentsChangeOrder.pdf (781 KB)
  • IMSA21001BEPAwardNoticeRecapBulletinPost.docx (48 KB)
  • Pre-SubmissionConferenceAttendanceForm.pdf (175 KB)

Conflict of Interest Document

  • LexingtonDisclosuresCofInterest.pdf (16 MB)
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