Porterville Unified School District Sealed Solicitation

Title: Produce- Bid#673

Deadline: 6/18/2020 1:00 PM   (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: Student Nutrition Bid #673

Description:

Notice is hereby given that the Student Nutrition Department for Porterville Unified School District will receive sealed bids via our online bid platform

Buy American Provision- We require , that vendors certify that all food products are processed in the United States and vendors must certify the percentage of United States content, by weight or volume, of the food components of processed food products supplied to us. Receipts, invoices, and product labels that clearly indicate that agricultural commodities were 100 percent grown or raised domestically and that agricultural products were 100 percent processed domestically and over 51 percent of their agricultural food components/commodities were grown or raised domestically. 


Pre-Bid Meeting Details: N/A


Documents:

Documents as of 5/20/2020
2020-201 Debarment Letter.pdf
2020-2021 Bid Legal Notice.pdf
Buy American Provision.pdf
2020-2021 PUBLIC NOTICE.pdf
Bid Solicitation PRODUCE GOODS 2020-2021.xlsx
Addition 1

Posted: 7/9/2020

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: See attached Tabulation Sheet

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 5/21/2020

Question: RFB PRODUCE BID #673 QUESTIONS Items 1 and 2 say “Figi apple”. Should we give prices for Fuji apples? Item 9 is banana, whole IW. What does individually wrapped mean? Would you like a price for single bananas, 40-pound cases of banana bulk, etc.? Items 10, 13, 14, 17, and 21 do not specify quantities or weights. Are we to specify what quantities we have available? And if we have multiple sizes/weights to quote where can we do so? Items 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 33, 38, and 39 do not specify a quantity. Would you like prices for 100ct cases, 50ct cases, etc.? Item 19 reads bulk ¼ cup. Can you please elaborate on that? Item 20 is bulk. Would you like a price for a 25-pound case or each cucumber? Item 23 reads bucket IW. Is that a 2-gal or 3-gal bucket? Or would you like a ½ cup IW price? Item 24 says IW grapes lunch bunch. Do you want the stems on the grapes? Item 26 is honeydew, whole IW. Would you like a price for a 5-8ct case or each melon? Item 28 is jicama, whole IW. Would you like a price for a 35-pound case or each jicama? Item 29 does not specify a size or quantity. Would you like a price for each head or a 24ct case? Item 32 does not specify a size or quantity. Will you still be using cases of 138ct Oranges? Item 33 asks for IW orange wedges. Are they ½ cup servings? Item 35 is pineapple, whole IW. Would you like a price for each or a 5-8ct case? Item 40 is watermelon, whole IW. Would you like a price for each watermelon, a case of 4-5ct, ect.?

Response: Items 1 and 2- I apologize for the typo. Yes price is for Fuji Item 9 Bulk Bananas 40 lb case Item 10, 13, 14, 17, 21 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 33, 38 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 20 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 23 Bid is for Bulk Bid best pricing quantity available Item 24 Bid is for lunch bunch, no stems Item 26 Bid is for whole melon each Item 28 Bid is for bulk, 5 pound bag prefferred Item 29 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 32 Bid must be for oranges that meet 1/2 cup student nutrition guidlines Item 33 Bid is for 1/2 cup serving Item 35 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 40 Bid best pricing quantity available

Question 2

Posted: 5/26/2020

Question: In Instructions to Vendors, #25 says "Milk, Bread ,Produce delivery schedules are stated on own respective bids." I did not find any schedule(s) referenced. Please advise.

Response: Delivery Schedule is as follows: Central Kitchen Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday PUSD High Schools: Delivery on Tuesday PUSD Middle Schools: Delivery on Tuesday

Posted: 7/9/2020

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: See attached Tabulation Sheet

Documents:

Posted: 5/21/2020

Question: RFB PRODUCE BID #673 QUESTIONS Items 1 and 2 say “Figi apple”. Should we give prices for Fuji apples? Item 9 is banana, whole IW. What does individually wrapped mean? Would you like a price for single bananas, 40-pound cases of banana bulk, etc.? Items 10, 13, 14, 17, and 21 do not specify quantities or weights. Are we to specify what quantities we have available? And if we have multiple sizes/weights to quote where can we do so? Items 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 33, 38, and 39 do not specify a quantity. Would you like prices for 100ct cases, 50ct cases, etc.? Item 19 reads bulk ¼ cup. Can you please elaborate on that? Item 20 is bulk. Would you like a price for a 25-pound case or each cucumber? Item 23 reads bucket IW. Is that a 2-gal or 3-gal bucket? Or would you like a ½ cup IW price? Item 24 says IW grapes lunch bunch. Do you want the stems on the grapes? Item 26 is honeydew, whole IW. Would you like a price for a 5-8ct case or each melon? Item 28 is jicama, whole IW. Would you like a price for a 35-pound case or each jicama? Item 29 does not specify a size or quantity. Would you like a price for each head or a 24ct case? Item 32 does not specify a size or quantity. Will you still be using cases of 138ct Oranges? Item 33 asks for IW orange wedges. Are they ½ cup servings? Item 35 is pineapple, whole IW. Would you like a price for each or a 5-8ct case? Item 40 is watermelon, whole IW. Would you like a price for each watermelon, a case of 4-5ct, ect.?

Response: Items 1 and 2- I apologize for the typo. Yes price is for Fuji Item 9 Bulk Bananas 40 lb case Item 10, 13, 14, 17, 21 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, 27, 33, 38 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 20 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 23 Bid is for Bulk Bid best pricing quantity available Item 24 Bid is for lunch bunch, no stems Item 26 Bid is for whole melon each Item 28 Bid is for bulk, 5 pound bag prefferred Item 29 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 32 Bid must be for oranges that meet 1/2 cup student nutrition guidlines Item 33 Bid is for 1/2 cup serving Item 35 Bid best pricing quantity available Item 40 Bid best pricing quantity available

Posted: 5/26/2020

Question: In Instructions to Vendors, #25 says "Milk, Bread ,Produce delivery schedules are stated on own respective bids." I did not find any schedule(s) referenced. Please advise.

Response: Delivery Schedule is as follows: Central Kitchen Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday PUSD High Schools: Delivery on Tuesday PUSD Middle Schools: Delivery on Tuesday