Produce

The Elk Grove Unified School District issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) #663-18/19 for Food Services Produce. The RFP was issued on March 15, 2019, and the bid submission date was April 11, 2019. The District received three proposals and intends to award the contract to General Produce. The contract is for the provision of produce to the District's food services. The evaluation committee reviewed and scored each vendor’s proposal independently, and the District's sole purpose in the evaluation process is to determine which proposal is best suited to meet the District's needs. • The RFP was issued to eleven firms in the market. • Three proposals were received by the closing date. • The evaluation committee consisted of members from Food Services. • The contract award is contingent on final successful negotiations and Board of Trustees approval.