ShasCo seeking vendors to provide food preparation and delivery during COVID-19
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, Shasta County – through its Department of Support Services Purchasing Unit – is seeking area food vendors to provide food preparation and delivery services for the County’s homeless population.
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With COVID‐19 continuing to effect residents throughout the state, the County is preparing area hotels to serve as temporary emergency shelters to members of the homeless population who are considered at highest risk, defined as age 65 and older and/or having underlining health conditions.
To ensure the needs of those helped are met, the County is seeking interested vendors who can provide an estimated total of 60‐90 meals a day to the housed homeless population.
The food service contract for interested and qualified vendors is up to 90 days, but the contract may contain a provision for extension of the initial term for an additional 3‐month term.
“This has the potential to increase to about 200‐300 meals per day if the population of homeless being housed increases,” explained County officials; who said the County intends to contract with one or more vendors to provide these essential services.
“Exercise of the option to extend the term of the Contract will be based on continued funding, the results of an evaluation of the services provided, and the County’s subjective satisfaction with the Consultant’s performance,” said officials.
To learn more details or to respond to the Request for Information, visit Shasta County Office of Support Services online or visit Shasta County Health and Human Services on Facebook.
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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 29 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 16 grandchildren.