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Washoe schools award one-year food-service contract to Southwest Food Service Excellence
Summary
Board awarded a one-year food-service management contract and guarantee after a competitive procurement aimed at raising meal participation and expanding scratch cooking and sustainability; vote was unanimous.
The Washoe County School District board on May 27 approved a one-year contract with Southwest Food Service Excellence LLC (SFE) to manage school meals for the 2025–26 school year, adopting staff’s recommendation after a competitive request-for-proposal process.
The contract approved by trustees includes estimated management fees of $533,585.15 plus reimbursable expenses (salaries, benefits, food costs). The agenda also cited a guaranteed return to the district (a guaranteed financial target embedded in the contract) that factors into the district’s decision to select a private food-service manager. The board approved the award 7–0.
Why this matters: the district’s meal program serves thousands of…
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