Naugatuck Schools Food Service Contract Details Released

NAUGATUCK, CT — School administrators are recommending that the Board of Education extend the contract with its current Food Service Management Company (Sodexo) for another year. The company has handled the contract since 1995.

"The decision to renew must be at this time. In order to comply with state guidelines, the bidding process should begin as soon as possible. During the last two RFP processes, Sodexo was the sole bidder. Sodexo has been the Food Service Management Company for Naugatuck Public Schools since July 1, 1995. We strongly recommend to renew the Food Service Management contract with Sodexo for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021," school officials wrote in a letter to the Board of Education.

Sodexo guarantees that the food service program will achieve a financial surplus of $20,000 each year. This surplus must be used for expenses related to the operation of the food service program.
During the 2018-2019 contract year, the money was used to offset cafeteria equipment, repairs and maintenance.

The BOE contract with (Sodexo) began July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 with up to four (4) one-year renewal(s) with mutual agreement between the BOE and Sodexo. The contract was renewed on July 1, 2019 and ends on June 30, 2020.

The agreement specifies that labor charges for Board of Education cafeteria employees are capped at $930,209 for the 2019-2020 contract year. Labor charges have historically included labor, taxes and insurance. For the 2018-2019 year, the definition of labor charges was amended to include pension costs.

Contract Year — Actual Labor Charges — Labor Cap

2019/2020 $925,000(estimate) - $930,209
2018/2019 $887,450 - $903,116
2017/2018 $848,558 - $872,576
2016/2017 $800,964 - $843,069
2015/2016 $823,000 - $828,000
2014/2015 $790,000 - $828,000