Bread Products

The Conejo Valley Unified School District in Ventura County, California is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP #2026-05) for the distribution and delivery of bread products and related child nutrition foodstuff. The District serves over 15,000 students across 29 schools spanning 120 square miles in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, and Newbury Park, and annually distributes approximately two million meals. Deliverables include thirty distinct bread product line items across fresh and frozen categories, such as sandwich breads, tortillas, rolls, croissants, and specialty items from manufacturers including Pillsbury, Udi's, Shannons, and Orowheat, with estimated quantities ranging from 45 to 45,000 dozen units per item. Products must be delivered Monday through Friday to the District's Central Kitchen and multiple school sites with temperature control requirements of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or below for fresh items and 5 degrees for frozen items. Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale comprising pricing (40 points), ability to provide requested items (20 points), proposal completeness (20 points), and reputation and references (20 points). The RFP was published on April 22 and April 29, 2026, with an RFP questions deadline of May 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM PT and a proposal submission deadline of May 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM PT. Qualified proposers must submit pricing on a firm, fixed-price F.O.B. Destination basis including on-site offloading and inside delivery, provide product information sheets with complete nutritional analysis and health department permits, and demonstrate compliance with workers' compensation requirements and various certifications including debarment, non-collusion, Iran contracting, non-discrimination, and drug-free workplace policies.

The RFP documentation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting proposals to disadvantaged enterprises or other specific organizational types. Proposers must adhere to a 150-day price hold requirement, with price increases permitted only on a pass-through basis supported by written manufacturer or supplier documentation and submitted 60 days in advance; prompt payment discounts of less than 15 days will not be considered. The District intends to award a single-source supplier contract for an initial one-year term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, with two optional one-year renewals, though it reserves the right to award multiple contracts if determined to be in its best interest. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. The RFP materials do not disclose a specific award value or budget range, though the scope encompasses approximately two million annual meals across 29 school sites. Facility inspections will be conducted as part of the evaluation process, and product samples may be requested from proposers. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any proposals and to make additions or deletions to delivery locations during the contract term.