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In sections of this RFP that refer to requirements or actions of the organization that submits the proposal that is chosen by the school.  “Distributor” means the organization that submitted the successful proposal.  Distributor is also referred to as “Prime Vendor”\nSCHOOL OBJECTIVES\nThe mission of school food service is to provide a variety of healthy school meals and other food service at affordable prices in support of the educational goals of students.  The school participates in the National School Lunch Program for reimbursement of meals that meet federal standards and is allocated USDA commodities for use in school meals through the Food Distribution Program. In accordance with federal Buy American law, School desires to purchase domestic food products to the maximum extent practicable for school meals.\nThe school requests proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) for purchasing commercial food products and related services from a Prime Vendor.  To minimize the need to seek alternate distributors, the school will purchase a minimum of 80% of its commercial food products, except food products excluded below, from Distributor, which will agree to provide all products specified by the school.\n*The following products are excluded from purchase from Prime Vendor:\nDairy, direct delivery bread, bottled beverages, fresh produce, chemicals, smallwares, equipment, repairs.\nOne Distributor will be chosen to negotiate with the school under the terms of the proposal in effect for school year _________ beginning on __________ and ending _____________ with up to four 1-year renewals if mutually agreed upon.  Either party may exit the contract with a 60 calendar day written notice.\nSchool Profile\nApproximate School District Enrollment\nEstimated annual purchases under proposed contract\nDaily lunch meals\nDaily breakfast meals\nDaily ala carte sales\nPROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS\nProposal Submission\nSubmit proposals and direct questions to:\n_______________,\nDirector of Nutrition Services\n_________ Public Schools\nAddress\tCity, ND Zip___\nProposals will be accepted until: 12:00 pm noon, ___(Date)___________\nProposal opening; ____(Date)_______, 12:15pm\nProposals may be hand delivered, mailed, or e-mailed\nAll Proposers will receive notification of award by e-mail.\nProposals will be accepted up to, and no proposals may be withdrawn after, the required date and time for submission. Time is local time at the school. Proposals that arrive after the required time will not be considered. It is the responsibility of the Proposer to ensure that the proposal arrives at the required location by the required time. The School shall not waive or extend this requirement for any reason. Telephone, facsimile, and telegraphic proposals will not be accepted as only bid proposal.\nThe proposal must include the firm name and be signed by an officer or other employee authorized to submit the proposal. Proof of authority of the person submitting the proposal must be available upon request from School.\nIf the school determines that there is a discrepancy in or omission from this RFP prior to the opening of proposals, an addendum will be issued to all distributors that have submitted proposals.\nEvaluation Criteria\nThe school will evaluate proposals based on the following criteria.  The maximum possible score for each criterion is shown.\nCriteria\nMaximum Score\nLowest  Market Basket Total from __(DATE)_____ to ____(DATE)___\n40 pts\nItems not on bid – Lowest price of distributor mark up\n(cost plus fixed fee, defined below)\n20 pts.\nHistory of Distribution Performance\n*If ","cbCairPzMCG7vCE0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairPzMCG7vCE0","docx",57030,9,"English","# Definitions\n## School Objectives\n## School Profile\n# Procedural Requirements\n## Proposal Submission\n## Evaluation Criteria\n## Proposal Selection\n## Pricing Method\n## Auditing Rights","[{\"question\":\"What products are excluded from purchase from the Prime Vendor?\",\"answer\":\"The RFP excludes dairy, direct delivery bread, bottled beverages, fresh produce, chemicals, smallwares, equipment, and repairs from purchase from the Prime Vendor.\"},{\"question\":\"How will proposals be evaluated and scored?\",\"answer\":\"Proposals are evaluated using multiple criteria including the lowest market basket total, items not on bid based on distributor markup, distribution performance history, ability to meet service and product line requirements, locked-in market basket items, limited special-order volume, and incentives for early payment and credit card capability.\"},{\"question\":\"What pricing method does the contract require?\",\"answer\":\"The required pricing method is “cost plus fixed fee,” where cost includes the distributor’s supplier invoice plus inbound freight minus customer allowance and other “off” invoice allowances, and the fixed fee is the difference between cost and the selling price to the public schools.\"}]","Prime Vendor - School Food Service Request for Proposals (RFP) | DOCX",1788518497]