To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Summit Food Service, LLC
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND prior Board action (26-2927) from July 07, 2026, which approved and authorized the Sheriff -Coroner, or designee, to execute, a contract amendment with Summit Food Service, LLC., to increase the payment limit by $2,000,000, to a new payment limit of $11,000,000 to provide food service at the Sheriff's West County Detention Facility, Martinez Detention Facility and Marsh Creek Detention Facility, for the period July 01, 2023 through June 30, 2026, plus two optional one-year term extensions.
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff -Coroner, or designee, to execute, a contract amendment with Summit Food Service, LLC. to increase the payment limit by $12,000,000, to a new total payment limit of $21,000,000, and extend the term from June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2028, to continue food service at the Sheriff's West County Detention Facility, Martinez Detention Facility and Marsh Creek Detention Facility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in an additional $12,000,000 in expenditure and will be funded 100% by the department’s County General Fund allocation.
BACKGROUND:
Summit Food Service provides food procurement, menu planning and nutritional review of inmate meals per the Title 15 Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities, which requires a minimum diet based on specific caloric requirements and necessitates an annual review by a registered dietician. The current inmate menu has not been adequately updated by a registered dietician to reflect contemporary needs, especially as it relates to medical diets. Additionally, with the rising cost of food, contracting for procurement allows the County to access price discounts otherwise unavailable to us. This contract went out to bid on December 2022 with three companies bidding. After review, Summit Food Servic...
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