Food Items for CDC Warehouse

The State of Iowa issued a Request for Bids (RFB) numbered 412-RFB-0002-2021 for food items to be delivered to the CDC Warehouse located in Woodward, Iowa. The procurement sought a single shipment of multiple food products including mandarin oranges, bean and cheese burritos, margarine, frozen muffins, diced onions, frozen strawberries, powdered sugar, and salsa or picante sauce. Specific product quantities ranged from 300 cases of salsa to 30,000 units of frozen muffins, with detailed product requirements for each item. The bid solicitation was open from October 11, 2021, at 12:00 AM CDT to October 25, 2021, at 2:00 PM CDT, providing potential vendors approximately two weeks to submit their proposals. The warehouse receiving location is 1251 334th St., Woodward, Iowa 50276, with receiving hours established from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM on a first-come, first-serve basis. No minimum order quantities were specified, and all pricing was required to be rounded to the nearest hundredth in US currency.

The bid was ultimately awarded to three vendors: Shaver Foods, LLC for $26,160.00, Good Source Solutions for $10,200.00, and M. J. Kellner Co., Inc. for $2,649.00. The total contract value across these vendors was $39,009.00. Payment terms were set at 0% 0, with a Net 60 structure, and the contract would commence after a mandatory 5-day appeal period following the Notice of Intent to Award. While the solicitation documents did not explicitly mention set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises, the multi-vendor award suggests an open competitive bidding process. No specific information was provided about incumbent vendors or existing technological infrastructure requirements. The procurement was specifically for the CDC Warehouse, indicating this was a targeted acquisition for a specific state facility with precise product specifications and delivery requirements.