Restaurants Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals are due on or before 12:00 pm CST on September 25, 2026. proposals are due on or before 12:00 pm ( cst) on september 25, 2026.

Any defective merchandise shall carry a minimum supplier guarantee or manufacturers warranty and vendor shall authorize either an exchange at no additional cost or return for full credit within a reasonable time following the purchase. any defective merchandise shall carry a minimum supplier guarantee or manufacturers warranty and vendor shall authorize either an exchange at no additional cost or return for full credit within a reasonable time following the purchase.

Contract awards must take into account purchase price or discount, long-term costs, quality of goods or services, extent to which the good or service meets district needs, reputation of the vendor, vendor's past relationship with the district, impact on ability to comply with laws relating to historically underutilized businesses, and other relevant factors. a. purchase price or discount b. longterm costs service, supplies, maintenance, etc. c. quality of vendors goods or services d. extent to which the good or service meets district needs e. reputation of the vendor and of the vendors goods or services f. vendors past relationship with the district g. impact on the ability of the district to comply with laws and rules relating to historically underutilized businesses h. for a contract for goods and services, other than goods and services related to telecommunications and information services, building construction and maintenance, or instructional materials, whether the vendor or the vendors ultimate parent company or majority owner i has its principal place of business in this state or ii employs at least 500 persons in this state

Vendors must provide necessary licenses, permits, and certificates, including a food service managers certificate and food delivery certifications. please provide a copy of your current food service managers certificate.

Questions must be submitted by no later than 12:00 pm CST on Thursday, September 10, 2026. questions must be submitted by no later than 12:00 pm cst on thursday, september 10, 2026.

Failure to affirm federal compliance requirements may, at the district's discretion, disqualify the response. failure to affirm these requirements may, at the districts discretion, disqualify the associated response to this solicitation or limit the use of the awarded contract based on the funding source.

The total estimated value of this contract is greater than 100,000 annually. total estimated value of this contract is greater than 100, 000 annually, depending on the districts needs over the contract period.

Delivery must be made on dates and during hours as specified in the contract. Noncompliance will be cause for rejection unless prior approval for change is granted by the director of dietetic services.

Payment will be made upon receipt of invoiced after commodities have been delivered and accepted. Vendor shall indicate at the time of delivery any discrepancies between actual net weight or count and the contracted amount and record the discrepancy on the delivery slips.

Items designated for the federal government donated commodity program will be awarded by the lowest bid.

Samples may be submitted to the DPW Dietary Advisory Committee for formal evaluations and approval. Failure to comply with requested information for samples will be cause for rejection.

No further awards will be made to any firm with any unpaid laboratory bill. Failure to comply with requested information for samples will be cause for rejection.

Proposals are due September 16, 2026, at 2:00 pm.

Proposals are solicited from qualified companies.

A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 10:00 am, August 11, 2026.