New England Freshly Baked Goods, Boston Public Schools

Bids will be solicited from selected vendors through the City of Boston’s Supplier Portal: https://www.boston.gov/departments/procurement.

All bids for this project are subject to all applicable provisions of law and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: New England Freshly Baked Goods, BPS

Description: Freshly made baked goods made in New England and Distributed to Boston Public Schools in compliance with Child Nutrition Program and BPS Nutrition Guidelines. Distribution of freshly prepared baked goods up to twice weekly is necessary to each Boston Public School. See IFB attachment to EV00014108 for site address information for each school.

Bids shall be submitted before 12:00 P.M., Boston time, Tuesday May 7^th, 2024 and opened forthwith.

SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS will be available on or about Tuesday, April 23, 2024 after 12:00 P.M., Boston time. The term of the contract shall be for 1 year with renewal for two additional years. 

Pre-Bid Conference Meeting and Call: To ensure that prospective BIDDER(S) have a clear understanding of what FNS is seeking, FNS provides BIDDER(S) an opportunity to meet with District staff, hear more about the District’s plans and needs, and ask questions. The Pre-Bid Conference Call will be held Monday, April 29 · 3:00 – 3:50pm.  All prospective BIDDER(S) with questions are invited to attend.  The log-in information for the conference call is: New England Freshly Baked Goods Q&A Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rnc-ojnm-kgc Or dial: (US) +1 484-430-1844‬ PIN: 965 132 386‬#‬‬

The successful bidder will be required to provide by insurance for the payment of compensation and the furnishing of other benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Law, General Laws (Ter.Ed.), chapter 152, to all persons to be employed under the contract, and sufficient proof of compliance with the foregoing stipulation will be required before commencing performance of this contract.