Banana Government Bids & RFPs

The electronic bid submittal deadline is Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST. Deliveries are to be made within ten operating days of request.

Invoices will be paid based upon receipt of material or properly executed invoice, whichever is later. Payment will be made on the basis of unit price as listed in the blanket order. Terms are understood as net 30 days.

Awards will be made to the responsible vendors whose proposals are determined after evaluation by NOLA Public Schools to be the best value to NOLA Public Schools. The bid will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder that meets or exceeds the specifications/scope of work.

To qualify for evaluation, a proposal must have been submitted sealed and on time and must materially satisfy all mandatory requirements identified in this document. A responsible vendor is a vendor who has adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain such resources, can comply with the delivery requirements, and is a qualified and established firm regularly engaged in the type of business that provides the items listed herein.

If the bidder fails to meet the requirements or to deliver articles within the time specified, the board reserves the right to obtain the articles from any other person or firm at such price as may be charged without competitive bids. The difference between the price paid and the contract price shall be deducted from the following or any subsequent payment to the contractor.

When called for, samples shall be submitted with the bid per instructions set forth in the special terms and conditions if applicable. Additional samples needed for a bid to be evaluated properly shall be delivered within 5 business days from the time the proposer is notified by the purchasing department. Sample items from the successful proposer may be retained for the purpose of determining that the quality and workmanship of the delivered items are comparable to the sample.

If any proposer who submitted a proposal has an objection to the award of the contract to the selected proposer, the objecting proposer shall furnish that protest, in writing, to the executive director of procurement or designee within ten 10 business days of the notification of nonaward.

Proposers who violate the code of silence may be deemed nonresponsive, and their proposal may be rejected for cause. Failure to comply with debarment and suspension certification requirements will cause your bid to be disqualified and declared nonresponsive. Failure to acknowledge all addenda will result in the proposal being rejected.

Delivery is on or before September 30, 2026.

Payment will be made by the government in accordance with the prompt payment act 31 **** and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part ****.

The contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered under this contract are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.

The government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price only.

All respondents shall complete all representations and certifications found within their profile in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www. ***. *. *

An offeror which requires the government to execute a separate agreement with a third party shall be deemed technically unacceptable.

The electronic bid submittal deadline is Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST. No proposal will be accepted after this date and time unless in the best interest of NOLAPS by an addendum notification.

Invoices will be paid based upon receipt of material or properly executed invoice, whichever is later. Payment will be made on the basis of unit price as listed in the blanket order. In no case will the OPSB refuse to make partial payments to the bidder although all items have not been delivered.

Awards will be made to the responsible vendors whose proposals are determined after evaluation by NOLAPS to be the best value to NOLAPS. The bid will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder that meets or exceeds the specifications/scope of work.

To qualify for evaluation, a proposal must have been submitted sealed and on time and must materially satisfy all mandatory requirements identified in this document. Specifications and qualification documents may be obtained by visiting the districts website at www. ***. *. *

If the bidder fails to meet the requirements or to deliver articles within the time specified elsewhere in these specifications, the board reserves the right, without prior notice or putting in default but by mere lapse of time, to obtain the articles from any other person or firm at such price as may be charged without competitive bids. The difference between the price paid and the contract price shall be deducted from the following or any subsequent payment to the contractor.

When called for, samples shall be submitted with the bid per instructions set forth in the special terms and conditions if applicable. Additional samples needed for a bid to be evaluated properly shall be delivered within 5 business days from the time the proposer is notified by the purchasing department. Sample items from the successful proposer may be retained for the purpose of determining that the quality and workmanship of the delivered items are comparable to the sample.

If any proposer who submitted a proposal has an objection to the award of the contract to the selected proposer, the objecting proposer shall furnish that protest, in writing, to the executive director of procurement or designee within ten 10 business days of the notification of nonaward.

Proposers who violate the code of silence may be deemed nonresponsive, and their proposal may be rejected for cause. Failure to follow instructions regarding proposal forms may result in disqualification. Failure to comply with debarment and suspension requirements will cause your bid to be disqualified and declared nonresponsive. Violation of the provision regarding contact with district employees (except through the executive director of procurement) shall be considered grounds for disqualification.

Offers must be received by 3:00 PM local time on 2026 June 12. caution late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals: see section l, provision **** or ****.

Offerors must warrant that product submitted under any resultant contract will conform to all packaging, labeling and packing requirements as well as analytical requirements. he government will not accept product offered under this solicitation or produced for performance under the resultant contract that does not conform to all requirements.

The government reserves the right to evaluate offers and make awards without discussions with offerors. he offerors initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM. gov). hose not registered in sam may be considered nonresponsible.

Product demonstration models (PDMs) are required for each line item on which an offeror intends to bid. initial pdmpdms must be submitted for each line item on which an offeror intends to bid prior to the close of the solicitation

Late submissions, modifications, and withdrawals will not be accepted or considered. any offer that is received by the authorized email address with a datetime stamp after the closing datetime of the subject solicitation will be considered late, regardless of the datetime when the email was sent or when initially received by governmentservers.

The guaranteed minimum dollar value for the RNC wet pack fruit is anticipated to be $7,599,****. he final gm amount will be established at time of award when finalpricing is known