Feeding Gwinnett employees, inmates and seniors no small task

Gwinnett Commissioners recently approved a $248,000 annual contract with low bidder Mayfield Dairy Farms for the purchase of milk, milk products, and frozen snacks. This represents a 4.9 percent decrease over the previous contract. This contract is funded 14.5 percent by the Atlanta Regional Commission.

In a separate decision, commissioners approved a $1,720,000 annual contract to purchase groceries. The contracts go to low responsive bidders, Good Source Solutions, National Food Group, Performance Food Service, S&S Institutional Foods dba Samples Foods, Southeastern Paper Group, Sutherland’s Foodservice, Inc., and US Foods, Inc. This contract is funded 12 percent by the Atlanta Regional Commission.

These contracts will provide meals for inmates and employees at the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex and the Detention Center. Community Services will also use these contracts to provide food for Gwinnett seniors.