School Nutrition Administrative Review Software Renewal

TO RECEIVE A PRINTED COPY OF THE SOLICITATION, call: HelpLine at 651.296.2600 (for persons with speech or hearing disabilities, 711 or 1.800.627.3529 MN Relay Service) or fax your request to 651.297.3996, Attn: HelpLine.

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This is a single source posting notification; there are no solicitation documents for download. This posting is not a Request for Bid (RFB) nor Request for Proposal (RFP).

The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT), on behalf of the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), intends to renew an agreement with EMS LINQ (formerly Colyer Technology Solutions) for up to 12 months to renew the School Nutrition Administrative Review software. The renewal includes hosting, licensing, and maintenance and support services. This software is used by MDE per USDA requirements, to conduct administrative compliance reviews of the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs in Minnesota.

The Agency determined that the School Nutrition Administrative Review software from EMS LINQ is the only commercially reasonably available commodity product that meets the Agency’s business needs and the regulatory requirements of the USDA. This is deemed a single source purchase because the software is solely distributed and supported by EMS LINQ and is not available from other third parties.

If there are any concerns regarding this single source notification, please contact Rebecca Bley at rebecca.bley@state.mn.us prior to May 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time. Please include the reference number and title of the posting in the subject line. Or you may call the HelpLine at 651.296.2600 (MN Relay Service for persons with speech or hearing disabilities: 711 or 1.800.627.3529).