RFP 2026-01: Kitchen Equipment
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- T1157_2026-2027_2026-01
- State
- Texas
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- 48101622 Commercial refrigerator
- 48101516 Commercial use microwave ovens
- 48101517 Commercial use ovens
- 48101502 Commercial use barbeque ovens
- 48101533 Commercial use combination oven
- 24131610 Counter cabinet freezer
- 24131512 Refrigerated counter preparation station
- 24131505 Refrigerated vessels
- 24131514 Precooling and cold storage unit
- 24131608 Bakery cabinet freezer
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- 41103017 Flammable material storage freezers
- 48101621 Commercial food dispenser
- 48101543 Commercial use jacketed boiling pan
- 48102110 Food hamper
- 48101523 Commercial use smokers or smoke ovens
- 48101507 Commercial use convection ovens
- 24131515 Pharmaceutical refrigerator and freezer
- 24131501 Combined refrigerator freezers
- 52152300 Domestic kitchen supplies
- 48101617 Commercial use plastic shovels
- 48101537 Commercial use conveyor oven
- 48101546 Commercial decoction machine
- 24131500 Industrial refrigerators
- 24131502 Liquid nitrogen refrigerators
- 24131504 Refrigerated containers
- 24131506 Refrigerated tanks
- 24131511 Bakery cabinet refrigerator
- 24131607 Blast freezers
- 24131903 Ice flake maker
- 41103011 General purpose refrigerators or refrigerator freezers
- 48101539 Commercial use oil fat filtration unit
- 48101545 Commercial use oven stand
- 48101542 Commercial use jacketed tilting kettle
- 48101544 Commercial use direct heat boiling pan
- 48101519 Commercial use pizza ovens
- 24131600 Industrial freezers
- 24131606 Plate freezers
- 24131609 Under counter cabinet freezer
- 24131510 Counter refrigerator
- 24131516 Cold storage room
- 24131509 Under counter refrigerator
- 24131507 Blast chiller
- Point of contact
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- Sarah K Bateman kay.bateman@lifeschools.net (469) 850-5433
Opportunity details come from txsmartbuy.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Life School, a Texas-based educational institution, is requesting proposals for kitchen equipment to support school nutrition programs during the 2026-2027 school year under RFP 2026-01, with proposals due September 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CST and a mandatory pre-bid bidder's conference on September 17, 2026.
The contract term runs from September 3, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Life School funds this procurement through federal School Nutrition Program funds, which are not guaranteed; Life School reserves the right to cancel or modify the solicitation and award to single or multiple vendors. The scope is kitchen equipment specified in Attachment A, with deliverables to be completed during the 2026-2027 school year. All proposal pricing must be firm and inclusive of freight prepaid, FOB destination, and inside delivery; tax-exempt certificates will be provided by Life School. Quarterly pricing adjustments are permitted during the initial contract year based on evidential increases in supply chain costs, freight, or fuel charges, provided adjustments are submitted two weeks prior to each quarter's start and approved by Life School before implementation. Pricing remains fixed and firm during each quarter, with no increases permitted for Quarters 4 and 1 (October 2026 through March 2027).
Vendors must comply with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content for processed foods and 100 percent domestic for unprocessed foods, maintain HACCP procedures, provide proof of insurance and financial stability, and adhere to federal and state regulations including FERPA and civil rights requirements. Evaluation criteria include cost, vendor responsibility and responsiveness, product quality, delivery capabilities, and minority or women-owned business certifications.
Questions are due September 21, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. CST. Vendors may submit responses via email to kay.bateman@lifeschools.net or deliver printed copies to Life School's central office at 132 E. Ovilla Road, Suite A, Red Oak, Texas 75154. All required bid documents are available on the Texas SmartBuy ESBD website.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ESBD_554004_1787859311284_00_2026-09_Combined RFP_Kitchen Equipment_2026-09.pdf |
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