RFP for Food Vendors

NU-HOPE Elder Care Services
INVITATION TO BID


NU-HOPE Elder Care Services, Inc. is issuing an Invitation to Bid for the preparation and delivery of frozen, cold plated, bulk and shelf-stable meals for our congregate and home delivered meal programs in Hardee and Highlands County, Florida. Meals must meet requirements as outlined in the Request for Proposal. The Request for Proposal/Bid Package (RFP) will be available at the NU-HOPE Elder Care Services, Inc. administrative offices located at 3530 Office Park Road, Sebring, FL 33870, from August 1, 2025 through August 19, 2025 (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) with an online version also available. All persons interested in receiving a copy of the RFP and/or responding to the RFP must submit a formal ‘Letter of Intent to Bid’ on company letterhead to the address above no later than August 19, 2025. An optional bidders’ conference will be held remotely on August 26, 2025 for all parties intending to submit a bid. Final RFP/Bid submissions are due to the NU-HOPE administrative offices by 4:30 p.m. on September 8, 2025. For more information, please contact Debbie Slade at (863) 382-2134.

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