Addendum 1 Q & A

349 KB Posted

Attached to
Meat, Meat Alternate and Grocery, Net Off Invoice
Solicitation number
IFB015-23
Issued by
Clayton County, Georgia

About this file

This is Addendum 1 to an Invitation for Bids (IFB 025-23) issued by Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) in Jonesboro, Georgia, for the procurement of Meat, Meat Alternate and Grocery products on a Net Off Invoice basis. The original solicitation was released on June 29, 2023, with a Pre-Bid Conference held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the CCPS Purchasing Department located at 1098 Fifth Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236. The conference agenda included opening remarks by Rose Tookes (Purchasing Buyer), an overview and scope of work presentation by Ingrid Farahdel (Coordinator, School Nutrition) and I'marr Mack (School Nutrition, Procurement Specialist), and a questions and answers session. Responses to this IFB were to be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, July 21, 2023. All written questions from potential bidders were required to be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023, to purchasing@clayton.k12.ga.us, with all responses to be provided in writing via addendum posted to the CCPS website.

This addendum clarifies that bidders may submit bids for items designated for commercial purchase only. Any questions not specifically addressed in the addendum remain subject to the original IFB terms and requirements. Bidders were required to acknowledge receipt of this addendum by completing, signing, and returning the acknowledgement sheet with their proposal submissions, with failure to do so potentially resulting in bid rejection. All bidders were instructed to monitor the CCPS website for any additional addenda issued during the procurement process, as oral responses were not considered authoritative.

Text of this file

Clayton County Public Schools Division of Business Services

1058 Fifth Avenue• Jonesboro, Georgia 30236 • (770) 473-2700

DR. ANTHONY W. SMITH

Superintendent of Schools

RAMONA BIVINS

Chief Financial Officer

ADDENDUM # 1

IFB 025-23 Meat, Meat Alternate and Grocery, Net Off Invoice

Solicitation Released: June 29, 2023

Where any original item, term, or requirement is not specifically amended, voided or superseded by this addendum, it will remain in effect. This clarification is being provided to all known respondents.

1. Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) has received questions pertaining to this

IFB. The questions and their resulting answers are attached hereto.

2. The Pre-Bid Conference Agenda and Sign-in Sheet pertaining to this IFB are attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

Debra B. Brewer, Esq., CPPO Issue Date Director, Department of Purchasing

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This sheet must be completed, signed, and returned with any proposal to acknowledge receipt of this Addendum. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of any bid submitted.

The above addendum is hereby acknowledged:

Signature

Title

Company Name

Date

7/18/2023 | 1:17:26 PM EDT

QUESTION 1: Can we bid an item for Commercial purchase only?

ANSWER 1 Yes.

QUESTION 2: If our item is hard spec’d, but is only available for commercial purchases and is not a commodity processed item, can we still bid?

ANSWER 2 The question is not understood.

EXHIBIT 1

IFB 025-23

Meat, Meat Alternate and Grocery, Net Off Invoice

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 10:30 A.M.

Clayton County Public Schools Purchasing Department

1098 Fifth Avenue Jonesboro, GA 30236

Agenda

1. Opening Remarks Rose Tookes Purchasing Buyer

Introduction of CCPS Staff Purpose of the Meeting Procurement Process Required Forms Submission of Written Questions

2. Overview and Scope of Work Ingrid Farahdel Coordinator, School Nutrition

I’marr Mack

School Nutrition, Procurement Specialist

3. Questions and Answers Ingrid Farhadel

Purchasing Staff

4. Conclusion and Adjournment Rose Tookes

Responses to this IFB will be received by Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS), Purchasing Department, 1098 Fifth Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia, 30236 until 3:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Friday, July 21, 2023.

All questions or inquiries pertaining to the project are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Submit questions to: purchasing@clayton.k12.ga.us. All replies will be made in writing via addendum to the CCPS website. Oral responses are not authoritative. It shall be the responsibility of each Bidder to monitor the website and obtain a copy of any addendum issued for this IFB.

mailto:purchasing@clayton.k12.ga.us

RFP 025-23

Meat, Meat Alternate and Grocery, Net Off Invoice

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 10:00 A.M.

Clayton County Board of Education www.c1ayton.kl2.ga.us

Name Title Company Name Contact Information

Ingrid Farahdel Coordinator, Nutrition CCPS

I’Marr Mack

School Nutrition

Specialist - Procurement CCPS

Rose Tookes Purchasing Buyer CCPS http://www.c1ayton.kl2.ga.us/

2023-07-18T10:17:27-0700
Digitally verifiable PDF exported from www.docusign.com

Other files

File Type Posted
Submission Instructions —
Bid Cost Form —
Appendix F, Exhibit 3 —
Addendum 1, Q & A —
Appendix F, Exhibit 1 —
Appendix F, Exhibit 2 —
IFB015-23 Addendum 2 —
Meat, Meat Alternate & Gr, NOI —

On GovTribe

Work with this file

  • Download the original file
  • Contacts named in this file
  • Similar government files
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this file

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .