UCS Bid Advertisement - Food Service Produce

Utica Community Schools in Michigan is issuing Bid B-2434-26 for the procurement of Food Service Produce through its online purchasing portal at https://uticak12.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. Interested vendors must register through Bonfire to access bid documents, which became available on March 12, 2026. The deadline for electronic proposal submission is 9:30 a.m. on March 26, 2026, with all bids required to be submitted exclusively through the online portal. Proposals will remain sealed until the submission deadline, after which they will be publicly unsealed and read aloud via video conference. All products must meet Buy American requirements and be certified as domestic commodities or products produced and processed in the United States pursuant to 7 CFR 210.21. Prospective contractors must submit two sworn and notarized statements with their proposals: one disclosing any familial relationships between the bidder's owner or key employees and members of the Utica Community School District Board of Education or Superintendent, and one affirming compliance with Michigan's Iran Economic Sanctions Act (Public Act No. 517 of 2012). The district reserves the right to accept or reject any proposals in whole or in part, waive irregularities or informalities, and award the contract to a bidder other than the lowest cost proposer.

The bid advertisement does not specify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that may respond. No incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requirements are identified in the procurement materials. Contractors awarded this contract must comply with Executive Order 11246 regarding Equal Employment Opportunity and its implementing regulations under 41 CFR 60. The procurement documents do not disclose a specific budget range or estimated award value for this food service produce contract.