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Board upholds evaluation committee; awards jail food contract to Summit Correctional Services after appeal
Summary
The Board of Supervisors denied Trinity Services Group's protest and approved selecting Summit Correctional Services LLC to provide inmate food and kitchen services; the decision followed presentations from the sheriff's office, both bidders and legal counsel and a 3‑2 final vote.
Kern County supervisors on June 17 approved selection of Summit Correctional Services LLC to provide inmate food and kitchen services for the county’s detention facilities and denied an appeal from the incumbent contractor, Trinity Services Group.
The sheriff’s office solicited proposals in September 2024 to supply daily meals and kitchen services for an average inmate population of about 1,800 across two adult facilities. Lieutenant Jacob Pearson described a best‑value scoring process conducted by an evaluation committee; of the two proposals received Summit had the higher weighted score after an initial review and after a formal “best and final” request the committee again concluded Summit’s proposal offered the best value.
Trinity Services Group, the incumbent,…
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