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Awarded contract·Cogito Academy·South Carolina

Cogito Academy Lancaster Intent to Award for FSMC, Ad#26CAL002

Won by Chartwells$500kSingle Award
Contract source

Awarded vendors

  • Chartwells

Description

This notice indicates that Cogito Academy Lancaster, after evaluating responses to its RFP (26CAL002), intends to award the food service management contract to Chartwells. The award is expected to cover the provision of cafeteria and nutrition services for the academy’s students and staff. The procurement follows a standard competitive process with a bid submission deadline of April 29 2026. No contract value, term, or detailed scope is disclosed in the summary, but the award will likely involve ongoing food‑service operations. • Agency: Cogito Academy Lancaster (educational institution). • Vendor: Chartwells (food‑service management company). • Procurement: Competitive RFP process with bid deadline April 29 2026. • Scope: Management of campus dining facilities, menu planning, food preparation, and related services. • Next steps: Formal award issuance pending final review; contract details (term, pricing) to be negotiated.

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Key dates

Bids closed
4/29/2026

Last updated

Details

Award type
Single Award
Procurement
Full and Open Competition
Solicitation
Request for Proposal
Industry
Food and Beverage Services
NAICS
722310
Solicitation №
26CAL002

Contract value

$500,000

No explicit contract value is disclosed. Typical school food‑service management contracts for a single K‑12 campus range from a few hundred thousand to a few million dollars annually, depending on enrollment size and service scope. Assuming Cogito Academy Lancaster serves roughly 500 students and the contract includes full‑service cafeteria operations, a reasonable ball‑park is $500,000 per year. If the contract term is multi‑year (e.g., three years), the total value could approach $1.5 million. This estimate is based on industry averages for comparable educational food‑service contracts.

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