Kitchen Solutions Government Bids & RFPs

The deadline for submission of offers is July 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern.

All payments for services shall be net thirty (30) days from the date of acceptance by the district. Invoices shall be provided to Richland County School District One at the address below. The contractor invoice shall at minimum include the name of traveler, dates of departure/arrival/return, airline, location of flight or rail, and tickets cost economy only.

Award will be made to one offeror. The districts schools and departments shall solicit quotes following purchasing procedures from contractors on the qualified providers list for any subsequent services.

To be eligible for award, you must have the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance. Contractor shall have at least five (5) years of experience and must submit a minimum four (4) references with two (2) in the past three (3) years on Appendix A.

Contractors who violate this contract will be considered in breach and subject to cancellation for cause. Contractors may be suspended or debarred from doing business with the district.

A site visit is mandatory as part of the feasibility study: Conduct a site visit to assess the current central kitchen layout, equipment, utilities e. g. , plumbing, electrical, hvac, and workflows.

To protest a solicitation, you must submit a protest within fifteen days of the date the applicable solicitation document is issued. To protest an award, you must submit notice of your intent to protest within seven business days of the date the award notice is posted, and submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award notice is posted.

Violation of prohibited communications and donations restrictions may result in disqualification of your offer, suspension or debarment, and may constitute a violation of law.

Bids are due by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. All bids arriving after this date and hour will be returned unopened. The responsibility for timely delivery rests solely with the bidder.

Statements must be sent for one calendar month of deliveries. Payment will be due 30 days from the date of statement.

Award shall be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidders who best meets the terms, conditions, instructions, specifications of the bid and most advantageous to the STPSB Child Nutrition Program.

Selling to individual school employees shall be cause for the immediate cancellation of all items awarded to the violating vendor. The next low bidders will then be awarded these items.

Samples, where called for, must be submitted with bid and delivered to the St. Tammany Parish School Board Purchasing Department. Samples must be the exact products to be delivered should the bid be awarded.

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 award/rejection letter.

Failure to comply with bid requirements, such as submitting required documents, bid security, or samples, may cause your bid to be nonresponsive or rejected.

The estimated value of this bid is $490,****.