The Town of Westminster, acting through its Health Department, is seeking qualified food-safety consultants to assess its retail food inspection program against the FDA’s nine Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. COMMBUYS lists the solicitation as open under BD-25-1730-WTH00-TH001-132955, with electronic quotes permitted and a bid opening of September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM. The public COMMBUYS header does not separately identify a timezone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Funding and scope
The total contract, including authorized optional services, may not exceed $5,000. The selected consultant will review permitting requirements, inspection materials, staff training, documentation, inspection practices, compliance procedures and enforcement activities; assist with a self-assessment of all nine FDA Retail Program Standards; identify gaps and recommended improvements; and provide related technical guidance. The consultant may also observe or audit inspections. Subject to available funding, the Town may request a comprehensive Strategic Improvement Plan.
Eligibility and response requirements
This is a vendor procurement, not a grant. The Town invites qualified food-safety consultants. Responses must include the consultant’s qualifications, relevant experience, proposed methodology, work schedule, references and a fixed-price fee proposal. Pricing must separately identify the cost of the nine-standard self-assessment and the optional Strategic Improvement Plan. The public posting does not state a match or cost-share requirement because this is a fixed-price consulting procurement, and it does not publish separate eligible or ineligible cost categories.
Procurement and submission
The informal procurement is being conducted using sound business practices under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30B. The Town will select the responsive and responsible consultant offering the best overall value based on qualifications, relevant experience, proposed approach, availability, references and price. COMMBUYS identifies the purchase method as Open Market and allows electronic quotes. The public header lists no named required quote attachments, pre-bid conference, addenda, amendments or FAQ as of Atlas verification. COMMBUYS also reports that an unfinished Quote already exists for this Bid; Atlas will not create or duplicate a response.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 58/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100 on currently verified qualifications. The procurement is public-health related but requires specialized retail-food-program assessment experience and references. No such Dr. Miltie qualifications were independently verified, so no direct response or outreach is being advanced.
Contact
Purchaser and ship-to contact: Stephanie Lahtinen, Town of Westminster, 11 South Street, Westminster, MA 01473; slahtinen@westminster-ma.gov; 978-874-7408.
Official source: Massachusetts COMMBUYS solicitation BD-25-1730-WTH00-TH001-132955.