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Blair County to seek outside vendor for prison food service after RFP finds outsourcing could cut costs by about $300,000
Summary
Commissioners approved accepting proposals for food service at the Blair County Prison and to award or reject per county procurement code after an RFP showed it would be roughly $300,000 cheaper to outsource than continue in-house operations.
Blair County Commissioners voted Thursday to accept proposals received for food service at the Blair County Prison and to award or reject contracts under the county procurement code, after staff said a request for proposals (RFP) found outsourcing the jail’s food service would cost roughly $300,000 less than operating the service in-house.
A commissioner said the county had monitored food purchasing and operations at the correctional facility for about 19 months and implemented cost-reduction measures, but costs had risen. The RFP return, the commissioner said, showed it would be about $300,000 cheaper to bring in an outside agency to run the entire food service department than to continue the in-house program.
The motion authorized county staff to move forward with awarding or rejecting proposals in accordance with county code; the meeting record does not name a selected vendor. Commissioners approved the motion on a voice vote.
