Bulk-Delivered Vended Meals - School Year 2026-2027

NHCSB is soliciting bids for the bulk delivery of breakfast, lunch, afterschool snacks, and field-trip meals for the 2026–2027 school year under solicitation number BD-27-2102-CDO01-CDO01-131932, with a submission deadline of August 13, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. ET via COMMBUYS and the NHCSB website. The contract, to be executed by August 17, 2026, requires full operational readiness by August 20, 2026, and meal service to commence September 1, 2026, lasting through June 30, 2027. The award will be made to the lowest-priced responsible bidder who fully complies with all mandatory technical specifications under a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, with compliance being evaluated on a binary pass/fail basis. The vendor must operate in Brockton, Massachusetts, delivering meals in bulk pans to designated school cafeterias, ensuring strict adherence to NSLP/SBP nutrition standards, HACCP food safety plans, Buy American Act requirements, and Massachusetts child nutrition regulations. All meals must be temperature-controlled during transport, properly labeled with menu items, allergen information, serving size, reheating instructions, and current CN labels or PFS, and must exclude nuts unless explicitly approved. Equipment must be provided by the vendor, and all documentation—including recipes, nutrient analyses, and delivery logs—must align precisely with delivered products. The vendor must carry minimum insurance coverage of $1 million general liability, $1 million auto liability, $500,000 employer’s liability, and $2 million umbrella coverage, and must allow NHCSB full authority over meal counting, claiming, and compliance verification. Reimbursements, rebates, and discounts accrue to NHCSB’s nonprofit school food service account, and payments are made net 30 for accepted deliveries. Bids must be submitted in two separate packages: a technical package containing compliance certifications, facility details, delivery plans, menus, recipes, insurance, and equipment schedules, and a separate sealed price bid form with firm unit costs. No barcoding is required, and no specific invoicing system such as WAWF is mandated. The vendor is subject to audit access and must retain records for the duration mandated by law,