COMMBUYS School Produce.pdf

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

TOWN OF FRANKLIN

In accordance with MGL c.30B, it is the intention of the Town to enter a contract for the 2022-2023 school year with a supplier and distributor of fresh produce for the Franklin Public Schools.

Project: The Town of Franklin, acting through the Franklin Public Schools, the awarding authority, is seeking sealed bids to provide the public schools with fresh fruits and vegetables for the 2022/2023 school year. The successful bidder will provide high quality fresh fruits and vegetables and provide domestic products under the Buy American Provision to the maximum extent practicable. The bidder must have a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Program (HACCP) for all areas including but not limited to: purchasing, receiving, holding, storage, transportation and delivery. The successful bidder must be a facility which is third party inspected and certified and be able to provide references for contracts they have fulfilled of a similar size and scope. The Contractor must complete a CORI application form for each employee who will come onto school property during the life of the contract.

The Franklin Public Schools reserves the right to prohibit anyone who is determined to have a criminal record from entering school property and, in doing so, to disallow them from providing service under this contract.

Contract Length: August, 2022 through June, 2023

Bid Document Available: Download from the Town website – www.franklinma.gov/bids

Proposals due: at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at the Franklin Municipal Building, Purchasing Department – Room 206, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038

All inquiries regarding this IFB shall be directed to the Town’s Chief Procurement Officer:

Pam Vickery Franklin Purchasing Department 355 East Central Street Franklin, MA 02038 Telephone: 508-553-4835 Fax: 508-541-5253 Email: pvickery@franklinma.gov mailto:pvickery@franklinma.gov