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RFP 4051 – A la Carte Beverages
Vendor Questions/Inquiries and Responses 1: Are you able to provide us total volume broken down by package size and brands?
RESPONSE:
| Pack Size |
| Item |
| Units sold |
8/1/17 – 6/30/18
| 24/20oz |
| Bottled water |
| 843 |
2: Can you supply a list of equipment needs for the entire school district, which would include the number of single door coolers, double door coolers and any other specific needs?
RESPONSE: Equipment needs are to be determined after the contract is awarded by the awarded vendor and a representative from each school site. Equipment needs will change based on the number of products sold and the popularity of items offered. It is always our goal to increase ala carte sales; current numbers should not be used as more than a starting point when determining future needs.
| Badger Rock |
| No branded coolers |
| Black Hawk |
| 2 single door coolers |
| Cherokee |
| 2 single door coolers |
| East |
| 1 large stand-up cooler |
2 countertop coolers 1 floor rolling cooler
| Hamilton |
| 2 single door coolers |
1 double door cooler
| Jefferson |
| 1 single door cooler |
| La Follette |
| 3 tall single door coolers |
| Memorial |
| 2 table top coolers |
1 double door cooler 2 single door coolers
| O’Keeffe |
| 2 countertop coolers |
| Sennett |
| 2 counter top coolers |
3 large single door coolers
| Sherman |
| 2 single door coolers |
| Spring Harbor |
| 3 single door coolers |
| Toki |
| 2 single door coolers |
| West |
| 4 single door coolers |
| Whitehorse |
| 2 single door coolers |
| Wright |
| No ala carte sales at this time |
3: Is the RFP limited to juice, water and sports drinks or can we submit other USDA compliant products?
RESPONSE: The RFP is not limited to juice, water, and sports drinks. We would like to review any and all Smart Snacks compliant beverages that your company offers as part of your response. Please include a comprehensive list of compliant beverages offered with your proposal. We have included product variety as a scoring component because we are interested in working with a vendor with a wide variety of products.
4: Who can we connect with to arrange for site visits?
RESPONSE: School site visits will not be permitted prior to the submission deadline. The addresses of each site have been included in the proposal for you to use to estimate delivery schedules and associated costs. You may request site visits prior to accepting a contract award in your proposal if it is necessary. Site visits by MMSD staff will be conducted, if necessary, when scoring responses after all proposals are received.
5: Is it your intent to award all categories in the RFP to one vendor?
RESPONSE: Yes, it is our intent to enter into a contract with a vendor who will provide the majority of our ala carte sales. MMSD reserves the right to purchase additional items from other vendors if pricing proves beneficial over the course of the contract, or if additional variety is available to us elsewhere.
6: Who makes up the selection committee for this RFP?
RESPONSE: Proposals will be graded using the scoring criteria outlined in the RFP. Multiple MMSD staff members will review proposals and award points appropriately. Scoring will include as many or few members of MMSD as necessary to allow for a fair and objective scoring process.
RFP 4051 – Request for Proposal for A la Carte Beverages (Inquiries/Questions and Responses)