Food & nutrition services, food products & commodity potatoes

The Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD) in Sacramento County, California, is soliciting sealed bids for Food & Nutrition Services, specifically for food products and commodity potatoes to supply its central kitchen facility serving 67 school sites and approximately 47,000 meals daily across multiple federal nutrition programs. The procurement encompasses approximately 249 line items spanning proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, spices, produce, beverages, and processed potato commodities, with annual quantities ranging from 6 to 54,000 cases depending on the item. Bidders must submit sealed bids exclusively through the EGUSD Online Bonfire Procurement Portal by March 20, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. PST (deadline extended via Addendum 2 from the original March 13, 2026 deadline), with the question submission period ending March 5, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. PST. The contract term is one year, effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with the District holding options to extend for two additional one-year periods under identical pricing and conditions through mutual written agreement; Board approval is scheduled for June 23, 2026. Bidders must provide detailed product specification sheets, Child Nutrition labels or Product Formulation Statements, product origin documentation, proof of commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, and compliance with all required appendices and certifications including non-collusion declarations, lobbying certifications, debarment and suspension certifications, equal employment opportunity certifications, Iran Contracting Act certifications, Clean Air and Water certifications, criminal background certifications, and Form W-9 tax documentation. Evaluation will be based primarily on price, quality, availability, and responsiveness, with secondary considerations including meal pattern contribution, past performance, and student preference; pricing shall be stated as net unit prices F.O.B. destination with freight prepaid, excluding sales tax but including all set-up fees and artwork charges.

The District has implemented mandatory preference requirements aligned with California legislative mandates, including the federal Buy American provision requiring that over 51 percent of processed products consist of domestically grown agricultural commodities, Senate Bill 490 requiring domestically grown, packed, or processed agricultural products unless nondomestic products are more than 25 percent lower in price or superior in quality, and Assembly Bill 778 prioritizing California-grown and processed agricultural foods to the maximum extent possible. Approximately 66 line items highlighted in the price schedule are restricted exclusively to domestic or California-grown products, with bidders required to submit proof of origin documentation; bids lacking such proof will not be considered, and nondomestic products are acceptable only if priced at least 25 percent lower, superior in quality, or domestically unavailable in sufficient quantities. Bidders seeking to bid on commodity potato items (lines C1, C2, and C3) must be registered with Processor Link to qualify. All deliveries must be made on 40" x 48" four-way pallets grouped by product type to the EGUSD Food & Nutrition Services Central Kitchen at 8389 Gerber Road, Sacramento, CA 95828, between 5:30 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. with appointments required 48 hours in advance, with refrigerated foods maintained at 32-40°F and frozen foods arriving in a frozen state. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids in whole or in part, make multiple awards, add or delete items during the contract term with 30 days' notice, and impose price increases only with documented manufacturer cost justification submitted 60 days prior to contract expiration. No specific budget or award value is disclosed in the solicitation documents.