Emergency Feeding for Ascension Parish Employees during a Declared State of Emergency

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS     Request for Proposals (RFP) will be received by the Ascension Parish Government (Parish) Purchasing Office, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, Louisiana 70737 until November 19, 2026 @ 3:00 PM local time for the following:   Emergency Feeding for Ascension Parish Employees During a Declared State of Emergency   STATEMENT OF WORK The Parish is accepting proposals for emergency feeding of its employees during a declared state of emergency in Ascension Parish. The responsible respondent shall comply with Health and Safety Requirements in accordance with Louisiana Department of Health.  During emergency operations, meal service may be required to support emergency workers responding to a declared or undeclared disaster. The contractor will be responsible for providing hot or cold meals based on the needs of the agency requested.   All questions regarding the RFP shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department via email at purchasing@apgov.us by 3:00 p.m. local time (CT) on November 5, 2026. Responses will be coordinated with the Project Coordinator and posted on the www.centralauctionhouse.com by 3:00 p.m. local time (CT) no later than November 12, 2026.   Firms/Individuals who are interested in providing services requested under this RFP must submit six (6) copies of proposals by the date and time specified.  The information shall be received in hard copy (printed) version by: Ascension Parish Government, Purchasing Department, 615 East Worthey Street, Gonzales, LA 70737 on or before 3:00 p.m. Central Time on the date specified in the Schedule of Events. Electronic submittals are permitted via http://www.centralauctionhouse.com; however, six (6) hard copies must still be submitted within 24 hours of the Proposal submission deadline.  The Parish is closed on Fridays, so hard copies may be received the next business day, which is typically Monday, unless Monday is a recognized holiday. For instructions on how to utilize the online service, Central Auction House, for free, for Parish projects ONLY, contact Parish’s Purchasing Department.   The Parish shall not be responsible if the bidder cannot complete and submit an RFP due to failure or incomplete delivery of the files submitted via the internet.                                                                                                                                                              The Parish reserves the right to disqualify any responses to Bids, Request for Qualifications, or Request for Proposals if it is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana.   The Parish reserves the right to reject all bids or proposals for just cause.     DONALDSONVILLE CHIEF -         PLEASE PUBLISH               10/15/2026         10/22/2026         10/29/2026 GONZALES WEEKLY -                   PLEASE PUBLISH               10/15/2026         10/22/2026         10/29/2026