Senior Meal Delivery 10 2022

The Kern County Aging & Adult Services Department is seeking a vendor to provide and deliver meals to seniors throughout the county. The vendor will be required to provide a minimum of five frozen meals per week to each participant, as well as fresh milk and produce. The meals must meet the dietary requirements for California senior meals and be "dual-ovenable" to be heated in a microwave, toaster oven, or oven. The vendor will also be required to provide a menu analysis and nutritional information to the department's registered dietitian. The contract was awarded to Better 4 You Meals, who had the lowest cost and the least number of exceptions. • The vendor will be required to provide a minimum of five frozen meals per week to each participant. • The meals must meet the dietary requirements for California senior meals. • The vendor will be required to provide fresh milk and produce with each meal delivery. • The vendor will be required to provide a menu analysis and nutritional information to the department's registered dietitian. • The vendor will be required to have a process in place to track if recalled ingredients have been used in the delivered meals and to notify the client/participant not to consume those meals if not already consumed.