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This is a bid sheet for the NEATO (Northeast Alliance to Achieve Together for Opportunity) infant formula procurement solicitation, a single-supplier competitive bid involving the Cherokee Nation and the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The solicitation seeks infant formula in three physical forms—powdered, liquid concentrate, and ready-to-feed—across three age categories (0-3 months, 4-5 months, and 6-11 months) to meet federal requirements outlined in 7 C.F.R. 246.10(e)(9) and 246.16a(c). The contract period begins October 1, 2026, and continues through a final extension date as specified in the bid solicitation documents. Bidders must demonstrate capacity to supply 100 percent of NEATO's formula needs across all geographic areas served by the consortium throughout the contract term.

Bidders must provide pricing data to at least three decimal places for the lowest national wholesale full truckload price per unit, rebate bid per unit, and net price per unit for each formula type and age category. The bid sheet includes estimated monthly infant populations by age and feeding category (fully formula fed and partially breastfed) to allow calculation of total monthly reconstituted ounces and standardized unit quantities needed. Bidders must certify Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act registration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, product compliance with federal regulations, suitability for routine issuance to healthy full-term infants, and possession of a Redundancy Risk Management Plan as required by Section 424 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The bid sheet explicitly notes that no assurances are provided regarding actual quantities, types, or physical forms that will be issued under any resulting contract.