The contractor will provide comprehensive meal preparation services, packaging for home-delivered meals, and bulk food delivery to congregate and distribution pick-up locations for the Office for the Aging Senior Nutrition Program. The provider is responsible for menu planning in accordance with dietary guidelines, preparing hot, chill-to-cook, or frozen meals, providing required serving/packaging supplies, maintaining proper temperature standards during transport, and ensuring full compliance with state and federal safety and sanitation standards
Buyer Attributes
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
208802
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
800
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
74,365
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
50 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
CautiousAggressive
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AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
ConservativeEarly Adopter
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Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Sole Source:If not on a coop and the solution is proprietary or essential to continuity, work with the department head to prepare the sole source justification; provide your sole-source letter; the Chair of the Legislature can waive quotes.
Coops:Cayuga County actively uses cooperative purchasing to bypass the three-quote/sealed bid process and accelerate timelines. Frequently procures through NYS OGS Centralized Contracts, NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell, and TIPS; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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Cayuga County actively uses cooperative purchasing to bypass the three-quote/sealed bid process and accelerate timelines. Reach out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform to gain access to the recommended path.
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Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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Early Buyer Signals
Board meetings and strategic plans from Cayuga County
Cayuga County Ways And Means Committee Committee Meeting
Date: Sep 15, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The meeting focused on several key administrative and fiscal topics. Discussion centered on a forecast for net savings related to healthcare coverage adjustments and the potential impact on property taxes. The committee also reviewed a proposal to reclassify the legal group into established grades to improve recruitment and competitiveness. Additionally, the committee addressed the upcoming appointment of a 911 administrator and discussed the financial implications of potential tax cap exceeding. Concerns regarding parking availability for county staff in downtown Auburn were debated, with no final resolution reached.
Cayuga County Committee Committee Meeting
Date: Sep 8, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The committee meeting covered updates on several county initiatives, including progress on poll worker training and election scheduling. Discussions included infrastructure projects such as site preparation for secure rooms, camera installations, and phone system upgrades. The committee reviewed the upcoming ERP solution RFP, plans for a CRM and new website for economic development, and approved annual resolutions for the tourism office and agreements for park and nature center friends groups. Updates were also provided on the Harriet Tubman byway project and recent tourism visitor spending trends.
Key Contacts
Public-sector contacts connected to Cayuga County.
The committee received reports from the Health, Mental Health, Social Services, and Office for the Aging departments. Key discussions included measles outreach and education, lead hazard reduction programs, and community safety events. The Social Services department provided statistics on emergency housing, utilization of rental assistance programs, challenges regarding foster care placements, and concerns related to high caseworker caseloads and vacancies. The Office for the Aging reviewed program performance, community engagement efforts, and plans for upcoming conferences and service contracts. The committee acted on several resolutions, including authorizing contracts for public health programs, adjusting departmental budgets, and approving necessary personnel changes to address staffing requirements.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Meeting signals
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Track Cayuga County meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.
