# Hawaii eProcurement Portal #B27000433

Regional Kitchen Operational Readiness and Completion Support for Hawaii DOE

**Posted:** September 18, 2026
**Respond By:** October 15, 2026
**Identifier:** B27000433
**NAICS:** 722310

The Hawaii State Department of Education is seeking professional services to support the operational readiness and completion of its first Regional Kitchen in Central Oahu, which will serve up to 85 schools in phased activation.
- Government Buyer:
  - Hawaii State Department of Education
  - School Food Services Branch
  - Procurement and Contracts Branch
- No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation.
- Services Requested:
  - Operational process development and continuity planning
  - Menu, production, and procurement transition planning
  - Inventory, receiving, and materials management
  - Training and workforce readiness (including up to 120 hours of specialized training)
  - Finishing-kitchen operational readiness and rough order of magnitude (ROM) assessments
  - Food safety, traceability, and HACCP compliance
  - Project management and implementation support
- Unique Requirements:
  - Contractor must have documented experience in large-scale food-service operations (minimum 3 years)
  - Expertise in USDA Child Nutrition Programs and high-volume kitchen workflow
  - Facility start-up, commissioning, cold-chain logistics, and SOP/food safety systems development
  - Support for local food integration (targeting 30% local ingredients)
  - Must provide references for similar work and designate a primary point of contact
  - All-inclusive pricing (including taxes and fees)
- The contract includes up to 120 hours of specialized operational training, delivered upon request.
- The Regional Kitchen will centralize food production, distribution, and finishing-kitchen activation, with compliance to USDA and state food safety standards.

### Description

This solicitation seeks professional operational planning, implementation, and readiness support for the Hawaii State Department of Education's first Regional Kitchen. The scope includes enabling timely opening, training, production, distribution, and phased implementation of finishing kitchens. The contractor will assist the School Food Services Branch in transitioning the Regional Kitchen from a newly constructed facility into a safe, standardized, efficient, and sustainable food-production operation. The work is to be performed on the island of Oahu and involves consulting services related to productivity improvement, strategic planning, business management, general management, and operations research. The response deadline is October 14, 2026, at 4:30 PM Hawaii-Aleutian Time.

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