Invitation to bid for fresh,
processed, and precut produce for the Orleans Parish School Board's Child Nutrition Program for fiscal year 2026. Bid submission deadline is Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:00 AM CST. Electronic responses are received via email submission to the purchasing department. Detailed specifications and bid documents are available on the nola public schools website. Vendors must use the provided forms and must not detach any pages. The bid is an all or none bid. Questions regarding the specifications must be submitted seven days before the bid opening date, with written responses provided no later than three days before the bid opening date. The Orleans Parish School Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. There are specific requirements regarding delivery schedules, refrigerated vehicles, product quality, shelf life, and inspections. The vendor must demonstrate the ownership or the source of sufficient trucks or vehicles to deliver to the thirteen school sites. Invoices must refer to the purchase order number, delivery date, quantity, unit price, and delivery point. Payment will be made based on receipt of material or properly executed invoice, whichever is later. The board is exempt from all federal, state, and local taxes. Substitutions require prior written approval. There is a Buy American provision requiring vendors to certify the percentage of US content in products supplied. A certification statement regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusion from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency is required. The vendor must complete the OPSB Edgar contract addendum before a purchase order can be entered. There are additional terms and conditions, including contract periods, supplier vendor responsibilities, quantities, price changes, samples, delivery, invoicing, payment, taxes, substitutes, indemnity, vendor contact, cancellation, defaults, termination, vendor's name, legal identification, errors, omissions, withdrawal, and nondiscrimination statements.