11-Informational--Maps.docx

This informational document supports the Utah State Board of Education's Request for Proposals for Local Food for Schools Cooperative Contracts, providing geographic reference maps for potential vendors. The document displays three maps centered on Logan, Blanding, and St. George, Utah, each showing a 400-mile radius from their respective locations. These maps serve as visual references to establish service areas and help prospective bidders understand the geographic scope within which they may operate as local food suppliers. The maps facilitate vendors' assessment of their ability to serve Utah School Food Authorities across the specified regions while meeting the procurement's requirement to connect small local beef and tree fruit producers with school districts.

The informational maps establish delivery and service boundaries for cooperative contract vendors, enabling potential offerors to determine their geographic eligibility and service capacity for the multiple award categories including raw ground beef (chubs) and pre-formed products. By delineating the 400-mile radius zones from three population centers, the maps help optimize logistics and ensure that contracted vendors can efficiently supply local food products to participating school food authorities throughout Utah, supporting the primary objective of increasing access to local agricultural markets within the state's school system.