CI23017_CI_Determination.pdf

This is a Competition Impracticable Authorization document from the Arizona State Procurement Office for the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES), specifically involving the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). The document seeks to establish a direct contract with Pinnacle Prevention, a vendor selected to coordinate and manage local food distribution efforts.

The contract is for a two-year term from 4/1/2023 to 3/31/2025, with an estimated total cost of $3,000,000. The program aims to improve food and agricultural supply chain resilience by procuring and distributing local and regional healthy, nutritious foods. Funded by a USDA grant, the initiative will support local producers, farmers, ranchers, and processors through project management, training, technical assistance, and coordination of local food distribution. ADES plans to issue a future RFP in 2025 to promote competition, and pricing for services will be managed through itemized service budgets that will be reviewed and approved to ensure fair and reasonable allocation of funding.