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School committee awards food‑service bid to Aramark after DESE‑prescribed RFP; transition planned for December 1
Summary
Following a DESE‑prescribed RFP and scoring process, the committee unanimously awarded the mid‑year food‑service bid to Aramark; the finance director and superintendent emphasized fiscal urgency and a detailed transition plan, and the vendor said it intends to offer current employees matched pay and hours.
The Easton School Committee voted unanimously to award the district's food‑service bid to Aramark after a DESE‑prescribed procurement process and a price evaluation that the district's evaluation team found most financially advantageous for the district.
Finance Director Joe Spagna described the two‑step DESE evaluation process: a non‑price technical review (menu offerings, company and director experience, operational practices, student participation, transition plan, employee training) that qualified all five bidders as "highly advantageous," followed by a price‑analysis phase that selected the vendor…
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