Food Broadliner Distributor

Mount Wachusett Community College is requesting bids for broadline food distribution services under IFB B27-01, with bids due by 12:00 p.m. on September 11, 2026 and bid opening on September 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Bidders must have at least three years of experience as licensed retailers and servicers of food distribution supplies.

The scope encompasses perishable and non-perishable items, meat and poultry, fresh produce, dry goods, frozen foods, and HACCP-controlled temperature-sensitive products. Deliveries must occur twice weekly between 6:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to the College's loading dock at the Mount Fitness entrance on Green Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. The supplier is responsible for maintaining all required food safety licenses and permits, ensuring products meet FDA and state regulations with a minimum shelf-life of eighty percent remaining, and bearing full responsibility for product recalls, contamination, or foodborne illness claims. In the event of delivery failure, the supplier must cure shortages of critical products within two hours at no additional cost to the College; failure to meet this timeline permits the College to procure substitute goods and seek full reimbursement from the supplier within fifteen calendar days.

The contract term is one year with an option for two additional one-year renewal periods at the College's discretion. Award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the lowest total price. All bids must remain firm for 180 days following bid opening. Bidders must submit three copies of their proposal to Matthew Ogonowski and include an IRS W-9 Form, business references from the past five years, a Certificate of Non-Collusion, and Tax Compliance Certification.