Porterville Unified School District Sealed Solicitation
Title: DRY GOODS SN-26-02
Deadline: 7/21/2025 2:00 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Status: Awarded
Solicitation Number: SN-26-02
Description: Porterville Unified School District’s Student Nutrition Services is requesting bids for dry goods to support the 2025–2026 school year meal programs. Items may include canned goods, shelf-stable staples, condiments, packaging supplies, and other non-perishable products. All participating vendors must adhere to federal, state, and local procurement regulations, including Buy American provisions. Bid documents, submission guidelines, and deadlines are available on VendorRegistry.com.
Documents:
| Documents as of 6/12/2025 |
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| 2025_2026_Bid_Documents.pdf |
| Dry_Goods_Solicitation.xlsx |
Addition 1
Posted: 7/22/2025
Type of Addition: In Review
Addition 2
Posted: 8/4/2025
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: 📢 Notice of Bid Award and Posting Porterville Unified School District is pleased to announce the official award and posting of the Dry Goods, Cold Foods, Frozen Foods, and Supplies Bid. Vendors have been selected based on the criteria outlined in the original bid documentation. The award details and full bid posting will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at www.portervilleschoolmeals.com. For additional information or to request access to the award summary, please contact the Student Nutrition Department.
Documents:
Question 1
Posted: 6/16/2025
Question: I do have a question, is this a warehouse or site delivery? Is this weekly deliveries, one drop, monthly deliveries? Also can we bid minimums? Or is there a quantity requested? Thank you
Response: Most items on our solicitation are delivered to our central warehouse unloess otherwise specified on the actual line item. Quantities used will be based on pricing so there are no bid minimums to provide at this time.
Question 2
Posted: 6/16/2025
Question: Hello, We use co-packers to manufacture non-perishable dry spice products. We receive the packaged spices and store it in our warehouse facility prior to shipping out to customers. Given that we are not actually processing or manufacturing any products, what kind of HAACP plan is expected?
Response: Whatever safety plan you have in place for you facility would suffice.
Question 3
Posted: 6/23/2025
Question: Can you provide the estimated usage number for Dry Goods SN-26-02?
Response: Usage will be based on pricing and availability. We will only utilize items that align with our fiscal goals.
Question 4
Posted: 7/7/2025
Question: We would like to request a due date extension on bid SN-26-02 Dry Goods for July 16, 2025. We're working with the Vendors to provide the best pricing to the district. Please confirm extension request approval. Thank you. Kindly confirm approval for extension request. Thank you.
Response: Deadline has been extended and will close on July 17th, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Posted: 7/22/2025
Type of Addition: In Review
Posted: 8/4/2025
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: 📢 Notice of Bid Award and Posting Porterville Unified School District is pleased to announce the official award and posting of the Dry Goods, Cold Foods, Frozen Foods, and Supplies Bid. Vendors have been selected based on the criteria outlined in the original bid documentation. The award details and full bid posting will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at www.portervilleschoolmeals.com. For additional information or to request access to the award summary, please contact the Student Nutrition Department.
Documents:
Posted: 6/16/2025
Question: I do have a question, is this a warehouse or site delivery? Is this weekly deliveries, one drop, monthly deliveries? Also can we bid minimums? Or is there a quantity requested? Thank you
Response: Most items on our solicitation are delivered to our central warehouse unloess otherwise specified on the actual line item. Quantities used will be based on pricing so there are no bid minimums to provide at this time.
Posted: 6/16/2025
Question: Hello, We use co-packers to manufacture non-perishable dry spice products. We receive the packaged spices and store it in our warehouse facility prior to shipping out to customers. Given that we are not actually processing or manufacturing any products, what kind of HAACP plan is expected?
Response: Whatever safety plan you have in place for you facility would suffice.
Posted: 6/23/2025
Question: Can you provide the estimated usage number for Dry Goods SN-26-02?
Response: Usage will be based on pricing and availability. We will only utilize items that align with our fiscal goals.
Posted: 7/7/2025
Question: We would like to request a due date extension on bid SN-26-02 Dry Goods for July 16, 2025. We're working with the Vendors to provide the best pricing to the district. Please confirm extension request approval. Thank you. Kindly confirm approval for extension request. Thank you.
Response: Deadline has been extended and will close on July 17th, 2025 at 10:00 AM