The St. Tammany Parish School Board is seeking sealed bids to furnish bread and bread products for all St. Tammany Parish Public School lunchrooms for the **** school session. Bids are due by 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Bids must be submitted on the attached bid form and properly signed, either by mail, hand delivery, or electronically via www. ***. *. * bids must be in a sealed envelope clearly marked Bid L286 to furnish bread bread products June 4, 2026. All bids arriving after the deadline or not in the proper location or format will be returned unopened. Bids cannot be withdrawn for at least 30 days after the closing time. Prices must include all inside delivery and handling charges to all St. Tammany Parish Public School cafeterias and be valid from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Sales tax is not to be included in the bid price as the school board is exempt. Several additional forms must be completed and returned with the bid, including a certification regarding debarment/suspension, certificate of independent price determination, certificate regarding lobbying, disclosure of lobbying activities, non-collusion statement, buy american provision certification form, and the firearm antidiscriminatory act 581 form. Failure to comply with these requirements will cause the bid to be nonresponsive. The successful bidder shall furnish a performance bond in the amount of $1,**** bread items must meet USDA grain requirements for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, with specific whole grain content requirements. Bidders are required to submit a grain product formulation statement and nutrition label for each item bid. Awards will be made to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid conforms to specifications. The school board reserves the right to conduct a site visit/inspection of the low bidder's warehouse facility before making an award. Protests to the award/rejection of a bid must be submitted in writing within one week of receipt of the award/rejection letter. Samples may be required for testing and evaluation. The Buy American Provision requires the use of domestic commodities and products. The estimated value of this bid is $423,000. Payment will be due 30 days from the date of the statement. Contracts may be terminated for convenience or cause. Record retention is required for three years after final payment.
The bid submission deadline is Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The bid notice states, he st. tammany parish school board will receive sealed bids until 2: 00 p. m. , thursday, june4, 2026.
Payment will be due 30 days from the date of the statement. The bid notice states, Payment will be due 30 days from date of statement.
Awards will be made to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid conforms to specifications and the USDA grain requirements for the National School Lunch Program. The bid notice states, awards will be made to the lowest bidder whose bid conforms to specifications and the usda grain requirements for the national school lunch program.
Bids must be submitted on the attached bid form and properly signed. All bids must be received and date stamped by the St. Tammany Parish School Board office. Failure to comply with the attached certification forms will cause the bid to be nonresponsive. The bid notice states, bids shall be submitted on the attached bid form and properly signed. and failure to comply will cause your bid to be nonresponsive.
The school board reserves the right to cancel the contract and secure fresh bread and bread products from another source, charging the increase in price and cost of handling, if any, to the vendor, and the successful bidder forfeiting their performance bond if they fail to comply with bid specifications. The bid notice states, at the expiration of thirty 30 days, if the unsatisfactory conditions have not been corrected, the st. tammany parish school board reserves the right to cancel the contract and secure fresh bread and bread products from another source, with the successful bidder forfeiting their performance bond.
The St. Tammany Parish School Board reserves the right to conduct a site visit/inspection of the low bidder's warehouse facility before making an award. The bid notice states, he st. tammany parish school board reserves the right to conduct a site visitinspection of the low bidders warehousefacility before making an award.
Bidders are required to submit a grain product formulation statement and nutrition label for each item bid. The bid notice also states, failure to furnish all information requested on the bid form, furnish samples and specifications when requested in the bid may result in disqualification of such bid.
Any protest to the award/rejection of a bid or proposal must be submitted in writing to the Supervisor of Purchasing within one week from receipt of the award/rejection letter. The bid notice states, any protest to the awardrejection of a bid or proposal must be submitted in writing to the supervisor of purchasing, 321 n. theard street, covington, la **** within one 1 week from receipt of awardrejection letter.
Failure to comply with the attached certification forms, failure to furnish all information requested on the bid form, or failure to furnish samples and specifications when requested may result in disqualification. The bid notice states, failure to comply will cause your bid to be nonresponsive. and failure to furnish all information requested on the bid form, furnish samples and specifications when requested in the bid may result in disqualification of such bid.
The estimated value of this bid is $423,000. The bid notice states, he estimated value of this bid is 423, 000.
