RFP 024-010 Milk Products

Manchester Public Schools sought a single vendor to supply a full range of milk and related dairy products for the 2024‑2025 school year, delivering directly to 22 school sites during school‑day hours. The contract requires compliance with Buy‑American, food‑safety, living‑wage, and extensive insurance standards, and all prices must be net of delivery costs. The award was made to Hemingway’s LLC, a Connecticut‑based dairy supplier. • Required items include low‑fat, skim, flavored milks, yogurt, cheese, margarine, sour cream, cream cheese, and eggs, with weekly volumes totaling roughly 29,700 units. • Deliveries must be refrigerated, made inside each school between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and are subject to inspection by school staff and health officials. • The contract runs from July 1 2024 to June 30 2025 with two optional one‑year extensions, and mandates a $1 M CGL, $1 M auto, $1 M workers’ comp/Employer Liability, and $5 M umbrella policy, naming MPS and the Town of Manchester as additional insureds.