Food and Grocery Items

This cooperative contract enables Dutchess BOCES and thirteen participating school districts to purchase a comprehensive catalog of food, grocery, frozen, meat, dairy, deli, and non‑food supplies through a single, multi‑district agreement. The RFB provides unit‑price listings for hundreds of SKUs, with a uniform 2 % discount applied on many categories, and designates primary and secondary vendors for each line item. The contract runs for one fiscal year with the possibility of four additional one‑year extensions, giving vendors a potential multi‑year revenue stream. • Scope covers beverages, grocery staples, frozen entrees, meats, deli items, dairy, cleaning chemicals, disposables, and kitchen supplies. • Twelve vendors are named as primary awardees, each responsible for specific product groups. • No total contract ceiling is disclosed; pricing is unit‑based, allowing vendors to estimate spend based on projected order quantities. • The contract is a New York State cooperative procurement (full and open competition) and the agency is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.