Food Safety and Manual Sanitation Services

Clayton County Public Schools in Jonesboro, Georgia issued IFB 003-22 for Food Safety and Manual Sanitation Services with bids due October 19, 2021, but the solicitation was cancelled by addendum on October 27, 2021 and will not be awarded. The district anticipates issuing a new solicitation with revised specifications.

The original scope covered six categories of cleaning and sanitation products: sanitizer (quaternary solution), multi-purpose degreaser, pot and pan detergent, all-purpose cleaner, laundry detergent, and delimer/descaler. Estimated annual quantities were 1,386 cases of sanitizer, 567 cases of multi-purpose degreaser, 1,134 cases of pot and pan detergent, 756 cases of all-purpose cleaner, 945 individual units of laundry detergent, and 63 units of delimer/descaler. All products were required to meet EPA or USDA certifications, biodegradability requirements, and compatibility with hard and soft water. Bidders could submit alternative or equal-brand products with manufacturer specifications for evaluation. All costs were to be inclusive and F.O.B. delivery.

Submission was through the Bonfire public portal (https://claytonk12ga.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/51692) in PDF format with a completed BidTable Response Template in Excel, business license copy, and required forms. An Intent to Bid deadline was September 16, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference call was scheduled for September 23, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. EST via (712) 775-7465, access code 222743. The Questions and Answers period ran through September 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM EDT. No contract value, term length, incumbent, or evaluation criteria are documented in the available files.