January 20, 2026
Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties (CMHA-CEI) is seeking a qualified and experienced Health Care Food Services Provider to provide comprehensive meal and snack coordination for the CMHA-CEI Crisis Care Center at 2900 Stabler St., Lansing, MI 48910. This project requires a highly skilled and experienced Food Services Provider capable of working with the CMHA-CEI management team to ensure seamless integration and implementation while prioritizing efficiency, innovation, patient-centric solutions, and operational excellence. The primary objective for the Food Services Provider is to work collaboratively with CMHA-CEI to develop menu(s) and standardized operating procedures (SOPs), provide quality balanced meals and snacks, and fully staff an on-site central kitchen at the Crisis Care Center.
CMHA-CEI expects to award a three-year contract to the successful bidder, with an option to renew for up to an additional three-year term. Renewal of any contract will be based on an objective performance evaluation at the end of each contract period. Provider will be required to begin services as early as late April 2026 or shortly after.
Proposals must be received by the Contract and Provider Network Manager at Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, 812 E. Jolly Rd., Suite 210, Lansing, Michigan 48910, no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2026*. Proposals must be clearly marked “RFP Central Kitchen Food Services, Attn: Valarie Pierson” on the outside of the envelope. Envelope must include the name and address of the RFP Provider.
Contact Valarie Pierson, piersonv@ceicmh.org with questions or to obtain a bid packet. A site walk through can also be requested by emailing Valarie Pierson.
It is the policy of CMHA-CEI to provide reasonable accommodation for otherwise qualified employees with disabilities and applicants for employment and to those entering into this RFP process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to complete the application and/or interview process should notify the Human Resources Department. It is the policy of CMHA-CEI to provide equal access to employment to all qualified individuals.
*The original due date February 3, 2026 was extended to February 10, 2026.
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