Description
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking bids to provide fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen fruits, and frozen meat to North Carolina schools. The contract term will be from the date of contract execution to June 4, 2026. The successful bidder will be required to deliver the specified products to various locations in North Carolina. The products must meet certain quality and handling standards, and the bidder must provide pricing for each item. The state reserves the right to extend the contract term after the initial period.
• The products to be delivered include apple slices, apples, broccoli crowns, rice, blueberries, cabbage, collards, crinkle cut sweetpotato fries, diced orange sweetpotatoes, frozen berry medley, frozen blueberries, frozen ground beef, frozen ground beef patties, kale, middlins, strawberries, whole sweetpotatoes.
• The bidder must provide a completed pricing form and upload it to the Sourcing Tool.
• The state will evaluate bids based on completeness, content, cost, and responsibility of the vendor to supply the requested goods and services.