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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The School Board of Pinellas County, Florida will receive sealed bids in the Purchasing Department, at the School Administration Building, 301 Fourth Street SW, Largo, Florida, 33770-3536 until 3 p.m. E.T., on March 22, 2023 for the purpose of selecting a supplier/contractor for Food & Nutrition Product Procurement and Delivery Services.
Bid #: 23-393-095 Bid Title: Food & Nutrition Product Procurement and Delivery Services
This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Food & Nutrition Product Procurement and Delivery Services to the main warehouse of the Pinellas County School Board (the District), Florida. The District requests proposals from experienced and qualified Food Service Distribution Vendors to provide and deliver all types of food products. The Distribution Vendor (the Distributor) will be responsible for but not limited to;
a) Offering a fixed per case fee for delivered product
b) Competitively bid products that are requested by the District following the
District's specifications
c) Administration, storage, and delivery of processed USDA Commodity Foods
d) Delivery twice weekly to the District's main warehouse located at 11111 S.
Belcher Rd., Largo, FL, 33773
e) Delivering supplies and “emergency” products as required
f) Delivering products from other District solicitations i.e. Promotional “Pass
Thru” items and Opportunity Buys
g) Allow access and ordering ability from the commercial market basket for the
2 adult cafeterias and for catering events
Distributors must commit to maintaining and enforcing the highest level of service quality and standards by supplying the brands and product codes as approved by the District for the entire term of this contract and any subsequent renewal periods.
A pre-bid conference will be held via Microsoft Teams on February 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Attendance at this virtual pre-bid conference is MANDATORY in order for all potential bidders to receive the benefit of answers to theirs and other's technical questions first hand. If you are not the prime bidder but are attending on behalf of someone else, please make note of this when signing into the video conference roster where indicated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but it is imperative that all information be disseminated in a public forum with all potential bidders present to minimize confusion or misunderstandings. Additions or changes to the original bid documents resulting from this conference of a material nature, will be documented in the form of written addenda and distributed to all attendees. Please note that if you are late to this mandatory pre-bid conference you will not be admitted into the Teams meeting. For a link to the pre-bid conference, attendees must email Jena Grage at [email protected].
Bidding documents are available at http://www.publicpurchase.com/
Insurance is required for this project. The Owner reserves the right to reject all bids.
February 17, 24, 2023 23-00744N