Pays Central California Advisors up to $132,000 to advise Nutrition Services on kitchen modernization

The district is hiring Central California Advisors to give strategic advice to the Nutrition Services Department on modernizing kitchens, buying equipment, and creating dining spaces that support fresh, scratch-cooked meals. It also covers preparing for future audits and expansions during the 2025-26 school year.

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Vendor / partner: Central California Advisors · Turlock, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Food, transportation & operations
Term: Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
This vote: $132,000
Funding: 5310 - Child Nutrition School Program
Resource / site: 5310-991
Vendor no.: 005618
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 25-1880 · agenda L.-5
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 27, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and Central California Advisors, Turlock, CA, for the latter to provide strategic consulting services to OUSD Nutrition Services Department to advance kitchen modernization, equipment acquisition, and systems, as well as student-centered dining environments; guide OUSD in creating functional, culturally relevant, and compliant spaces for fresh, scratch-cooked meals; and assist the department in designing systems that support compliance, operational excellence, and staff capacity-building, in preparation for future audits and expansions, via the Nutrition Services Department, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $132,000.00.

History

Aug 27, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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