The St. Tammany Parish School Board is seeking sealed bids for commodity processing for the **** school session. Bids must be submitted on the attached bid forms and include all required documents, such as the Certificate of Independent Price Determination, and others. The bid opening will be held on March 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Prices should include delivery and handling charges to Gold Star Foods of Louisiana, Inc. The Buy American provision certification form must be completed and returned with the bid. The estimated value of this bid is $404,000. 00. The school board reserves the right to select any part of a bid or the whole bid as well as reject any and all bids. The vendor must comply with all federal, state, and local laws and all government and company food safety regulations and requirements. The vendor must provide a copy of their recall procedures and contact information for food recalls.
The anticipated delivery months include July 2026 through May 2027.
Payment will be due 30 days from the date of the statement.
Awards will be made to the lowest bidder whose bid conforms to the specifications provided, the value passthrough method of fee for service and consideration given to qualities of the articles and ability to use deferred usda commodity food in its entirety.
Failure to comply will cause your bid to be nonresponsive.
Repeated failures to not make scheduled deliveries in accordance with bid specifications will result in disqualification and to charge the successful bidder with the cost in excess of the contract price.
The st. tammany parish school board reserves the right to conduct a site visitinspection of the low bidders warehousefacility before making an award.
Before a new item or brand is to be considered, a sample must be submitted to the school food service department to be tested and evaluated as to equal quality in comparison to the approved brand list.
Any protest to the awardrejection of a bid or proposal must be submitted in writing to supervisor of purchasing, 321 n. theard street, covington, la **** within one 1week from receipt of awardrejection letter.
The estimated values of this bid is 404, 000.