CRT RFP Market Basket Pricing Grid 2026-2027 Part I_REQUIRED.xlsx

This is a market basket pricing grid document for the Connecticut Department of Education's Child Nutrition Program (CRT), detailing pricing requirements for food production facility operations at 555 Windsor Street, Hartford, Connecticut for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The document establishes a comprehensive pricing structure for market basket items that form the basis of food service procurement, requiring bidders to submit detailed pricing for various food commodities and ingredients used in institutional food preparation. The pricing grid serves as the foundation for evaluating vendor proposals and determining contract awards for the nutrition program's supply needs during the specified contract period.

The market basket pricing grid establishes standardized pricing benchmarks for the evaluation of vendor bids and serves as a reference tool for cost analysis throughout the procurement process. Bidders are required to complete the pricing grid with unit prices for all specified market basket items, which will be used to assess the competitiveness and reasonableness of proposed pricing. The document functions as a critical component of the overall bid evaluation methodology, enabling the agency to compare vendor proposals on a standardized basis and ensure cost-effectiveness in food service procurement for the 2026-2027 contract term.