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Wyoming Valley West board moves to solicit new food-service bids; Aramark employees seek assurances
Summary
The Wyoming Valley West board announced it is putting the district food-service contract out to bid early, prompting Aramark employees to urge transparency and job protections; the board said the RFP will include provisions to preserve current employees’ wages and benefits and cited procurement rules and fiscal due diligence.
The Wyoming Valley West School District board voted to amend its agenda to proceed with a request for proposals for the district food-service contract, drawing multiple public comments from Aramark employees who said the early bid raised concerns about job security and local staffing.
Board president Mister Kamas and other board representatives said the district is required by Pennsylvania Department of Education procurement guidance to run a competitive bid on food-service contracts on a five-year cycle and that the current solicitation is being issued early because the incumbent was not the lowest bidder in recent evaluations. "We are required by Pennsylvania part of Department of Education to put it out every 5 years," a board representative said, and the district is…
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