Summer Child Nutrition Meal Box Co-Operative

The Avoyelles Parish School Board is soliciting sealed proposals for a Summer Child Nutrition Meal Box Cooperative Agreement that will supply meal boxes to ten school districts across multiple parishes for the 2026 summer feeding program. Vendors must provide fully‑specified, nutritionally compliant meal boxes and handle distribution to the listed districts. The contract covers the entire summer season and includes all required specifications, which are available from the School Food Service Supervisor. The Board reserves the right to reject any proposal and waive informalities. • Scope: Provide, package, and deliver summer meal boxes to 10 school districts (Avoyelles, Acadia, Jeff Davis, Beauregard, Allen, Vermilion, Webster, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Lafayette, Diocese of Lafayette, Calcasieu). • Requirements: Must meet USDA child nutrition standards; specifications on file at the School Board Office. • Delivery: Centralized distribution for the 2026 summer feeding period (approximately June‑August). • Submission: Sealed proposals due by 12:00 PM CDT, 14 April 2026; opening will occur thereafter.