SY 27 School Nutrition Bread Bid

This procurement, issued by the Jefferson County jurisdiction in Georgia, represents an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for bread and bakery products to support school nutrition programs under the School Nutrition Program. The solicitation encompasses nine line items of bakery products including whole wheat bagels, dinner rolls, sandwich bread, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, sub buns, and specialty bread items, with estimated annual quantities ranging from zero to 4,458 cases depending on the specific product. Deliveries are required to seven school locations throughout the district: Jones County High School, Clifton Ridge Middle School, Gray Station Middle School, Dames Ferry Elementary School, Gray Elementary School, Turner Woods Elementary School, and Mattie Wells Elementary School. The contract period runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with options to extend up to three months at the same bid pricing and to renew for one-year terms with mutual written agreement. Written questions are due by May 7, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., sealed bids are due May 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., with bid opening scheduled for the same date at 2:00 p.m. at 125 Stewart Avenue, Gray, Georgia 31032. Required vendor qualifications include compliance with the Buy American Act (minimum 51 percent domestically produced agricultural components), a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, nutrition data provision for all products, food recall traceability systems, liability insurance with minimum coverage of $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 aggregate, E-Verify authorization, and non-collusion certification. Award will be made within approximately 60 days of bid opening to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all specifications and terms, with bid prices firm for 365 days from contract award date and price adjustments permitted on a semi-annual basis thereafter based on verified third-party market data such as USDA Agricultural Marketing Service reports or Consumer Price Index publications.

This solicitation was cancelled due to an incorrect fiscal year event designation, and no active procurement is currently underway. The original bid documentation does not indicate any set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, minority-owned businesses, or other restricted categories of organizations. No incumbent vendor information or current contractor details are provided in the available solicitation materials. Bids exceeding $25,000 require debarment and suspension certifications, while bids exceeding $100,000 require lobbying certifications, though no specific budget range or estimated award value is disclosed in the procurement documents. All bid prices must include packing and transportation charges to individual schools, with separate fuel charges prohibited, and the School Food Authority reserves the right to award the contract to single or multiple vendors. Interested vendors should contact the Georgia school nutrition department or Jefferson County authorities for information regarding any future solicitations for bread and bakery products, as the current opportunity has been cancelled and no reissue date has been announced.