Intent to Post - GRO42 K-12 School Nutrition Products 12272023.pdf

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Gary J. Lambert Assistant Secretary for Operational Services

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance Operational Services Division

Maura Healey, Governor Kim Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor

Matthew Gorzkowicz, Secretary

Notice of Intent to Bid – December 27, 2023 GRO42 K-12 School Nutrition Products

This is an announcement only.

This is a World Trade Organization (WTO) announcement only! Please do NOT contact the Issuer with questions about the anticipated bid. Bidders are solely responsible to monitor COMMBUYS.com for amendments to this announcement and for complete bid posting.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the Operational Services Division (OSD) intends to post a solicitation for a new contract, GRO42 K-12 School Nutrition Products, and to require bid submission via COMMBUYS. This contract does not replace any assisting GRO Statewide Contract.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is seeking multiple vendors to provide Nutritional Products to K-12 School Districts throughout the State. The resulting contract will leverage the significant volume of fresh fruits and vegetables and groceries primary for school districts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will seek proposals from Bidders who can service school districts in some and/ or all fourteen (14) counties in Massachusetts. All qualified Bidders are encouraged to monitor this COMMBUYS announcement for future updates.

Before the solicitation is posted, interested bidders should also take advantage of educational opportunities offered through Operational Services Division on the bidding process.

1. Operational Services Division Homepage

2. OSD Training & Outreach Courses

3. Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)

4. Supplier Diversity Program (SDP)

5. Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP)

COMMBUYS

UNSPSC CODES: COMMBUYS UNSPSC CODE DESCRIPTIONS:

50 19 00 Prepared and preserved Foods

50 10 00 Fruits and Vegetables

50 11 00 Meat and Poultry Products

Please do not contact the Purchaser with questions about the anticipated Bid. Bidders are solely responsible to monitor this site for amendments to this announcement, if any, and for the complete Bid posting, if any. Bidders may monitor the site through publicly accessible search and browse tools, or through COMMBUYS email notification and record tracking tools by ensuring the commodity codes associated with this record are included in the commodity codes section of their COMMBUYS profile.

http://www.mass.gov/osd http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-procurement/oversight-agencies/osd/ https://www.mass.gov/service-details/vendor-training-courses https://www.mass.gov/supplier-diversity-office https://www.mass.gov/info-details/learn-about-the-supplier-diversity-program-sdp https://www.mass.gov/environmentally-preferable-products-epp-procurement-programs

One Ashburton Place, Suite 1017 Boston, MA, 02108-1552

Tel: (617) 720 - 3300 | www.mass.gov/osd | TDD: (617) 727 - 2716 | Twitter: @Mass_OSD | Fax:

(617) 727 - 4527

Bidders may elect to subscribe to COMMBUYS immediately or wait until they have reviewed the complete Bid posting including the RFR and its amendments, if any. Bidders who elect to establish a COMMBUYS account must select the Register link on www.commbuys.com and complete the online subscription process. Please make sure include the proper Commodity Code (UNSPC), listed above, when registering to ensure COMMBUYS notification of bid when available.

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