847_May_19_25_solicitation_doc.pdf

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Community Renewal Team (CRT) located in Hartford, Connecticut, soliciting bids for a Nutrition Market Basket contract (Solicitation #847). The procurement seeks proposals from vendors to supply market basket food items for CRT's food production facility at 555 Windsor Street, with a contract term from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024 (12 months). The solicitation was released on September 19, 2023, with proposals due by September 29, 2023, at 9:00 AM EDT, and is open to all vendors. Vendors are required to complete three key documents: the main RFP, a Market Basket Pricing Grid Part I REQUIRED, and a Market Basket Pricing Grid Part II ECE REQUIRED.

The solicitation specifies delivery terms as Free On Board (FOB) Destination, with payment terms to be specified by the vendor. No specific contract value, set-asides, or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are indicated. Interested vendors can contact Jeanette Dunbar at 860-560-5161 or dunbarj@crtct.org for questions. The procurement does not include line-item specifications, suggesting that detailed product requirements and pricing will be captured in the accompanying pricing grid spreadsheets. The contract is specifically for the CRT's food production facility in Hartford County, Connecticut, and aims to secure nutritional market basket items for the upcoming fiscal year.