RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Probation Department, a purchase order with Berkeley Farms Inc. in an amount not to exceed $215,000 to provide dairy products needed to feed residents of the John A. Davis Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility for the period February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The maximum two year cost of $215,000 ($107,500 per year) is included in the Probation Department's annual budget and costs are partially offset by the National School Lunch Program.

BACKGROUND:

The Probation Department is required to provide residents detained at the John A. Davis Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility with three meals per day in accordance with California Code of Regulations Title 15 Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities. In 2012 the Probation Department changed the vendors to Berkeley Farms at a savings of approximately $400 per month. The vendor was selected through MedAssets Contracts, of which the County is a member. Berkeley Farms continues to be the most competitive vendor.