Processing /Bulk Liquid Eggs into Usable End Products

The South Dakota Department of Education's Division of Child and Adult Nutrition Services is seeking a qualified vendor to process USDA Bulk Liquid Eggs (material 100047) into six specific end products for the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. The required finished food items include pre-cooked Colby cheese omelets, egg and cheese tortillas, scrambled egg patties, scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon, whole grain French toast sticks, and turkey sausage egg bake bites, each with specific Child Nutrition meal equivalency requirements and sodium targets. The successful consultant must be an approved USDA National Processing Agreement (NPA) Commodity Processor with pre-approved end products, manufactured under USDA inspection with Total Quality Control and HACCP programs. Proposals are due December 22, 2025, by 5:00 PM CT, with a mandatory Letter of Intent required by December 1, 2025, and mandatory sample taste testing of 15 servings for each item due to five specified schools by December 8, 2025. The evaluation criteria include 25 points for cost and reliability, 15 points for marketability (sample taste testing), and 10 points each for nutritional contribution and labeling requirements. The anticipated contract award is January 13, 2026, with a contract start date of July 1, 2026, for an initial term running through June 30, 2027.

The procurement opportunity includes specific restrictions, requiring contractors to certify they are not "Prohibited Entities" as defined by Executive Order 2023-02, which prohibits organizations ultimately owned or controlled by foreign nationals from China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Cuba, or Venezuela. The consultant must maintain commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, business automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000 per accident, and professional liability insurance of $1,000,000. Delivery of finished products will be to Nordica Warehouses, Inc. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, within 30 days of receiving a purchase order, with bid pricing including all transportation costs. The State retains the right to extend the contract for an additional four years and renew for additional one-year terms if mutually agreed. While no specific award value is explicitly stated, the procurement involves processing approximately one truck of bulk eggs per school year, with a maximum monthly delivery quantity not to exceed 4,000 pounds. All products must comply with specific packaging requirements, including CN labels, ingredient statements, cooking instructions, and case weight limits of 40 pounds. The State reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and potentially divide services among multiple contractors.