FOOD, SUPPLIES, AND OTHER KITCHEN PRODUCTS

The Putnam County Board of Education is seeking bids for food, supplies, and other kitchen products for the School Nutrition Program. The contract will commence on July 1, 2026, and terminate on June 30, 2027. The successful bidder will be required to provide products in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions, Special Terms and Conditions, and any applicable Addenda. Some of the key products included in the bid are: • Breading • Bread Mixes, All Types • Cones, Ice Cream • Combination Meals, Shelf Stable, Including Ready to Eat Prepared Meals (MRE) • Combination Food Gift Packs • Chips, All Types • Beverages, Thirst Quenching, With Electrolyte • Baby Food • Baking Powder and Baking Soda • Beverage Base, Not Fountain • Candy, Confectionery and Marshmallows, Including After Dinner Mints or Savories • Cereals, Ready-to-Eat • Cereals, Uncooked • Cocoa and Chocolate • Coconut • Coffee Extender • Coffee, Instant, Regular and Decaffeinated • Coffee, Whole Bean and Ground • Cornstarch, Cooking • Crackers and Cookies, Packaged • Creamer, Cream Substitutes and Other Non-Dairy Items • Curing Compounds, Meat • Desserts: Packaged, Canned, and Mixes, Including Cake Mixes, Gelatins, Icings, Pie Fillings, etc. • Diet Foods, All Types (See Class 271-28) • Dressings, Condiments, Sauces, and Gravies • Eggs and Meringue, Powdered • Extracts, Flavoring, and Food Coloring • Flour and Flour Binder • Flour, Binder • Fruits, Vegetables, and Full Meal Entrees, Dehydrated • Fruits, Canned, Processed and Preserved, Including Fruit Sauces and Puree and Non GMO • Fruits, Dried • Grocers' Items: Cake Decorations, Candles, Canned Fuel, Food Preservatives, Matches, Meal Kits, Toot • Honey • Ice Cream Mix, Emulsifiers, Stabilizers, and Toppings • Jams, Jellies, and Preserves • Juices, Fruit and Vegetable, Not Frozen • Pasta, Including Macaroni, Noodles, and Spaghetti • Meal, Corn • Meat and Meat Products, Canned, Including Meat Substitutes • Milk, Evaporated and Condensed • Milk, Powdered • Mincemeat • Nuts, Edible, Including Sunflower Seeds • Peanut Butter and Other Nut Butter • Pickles, Relishes, and Olives, Including Pickled Foods • Protein Food Supplement • Popcorn • Rice • Salt, Table • Seafood, Canned • Shortening and Oil, Vegetable, Cooking Oil, Including Shortening Filter Powder • Soda, Baking • Soft Drinks • Soup, Soup Base, and Entree Mixes, Canned and Dehydrated (Incl. Bouillon) • Soy Products: Extender, Flour, Grits, Meatless Products, Milk, etc. • Spices, Herbs, Seasonings, Starches, Including Seasoned Salt and Pepper • Sugar and Sweeteners • Syrups and Molasses, Except Fountain • Syrups, Fountain • Tea (Not Instant) • Tea, Instant • Vegetables, Canned, Processed and Preserved, Including Canned Salads, Sauces and Puree • Vegetables, Dried, Beans, Peas, etc. • Vinegar • Wheat Germ • Yeast • Sanitizer, Liquid, (For Elimination of Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi Caused by Contact With Food • Recycled Grocer's Miscellaneous Products • Food Products, Scrap or Waste The successful bidder will be required to provide a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan and have a system in place for recall/hold control procedures.