REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD VENDED MEALS FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS" - Multi Year Contract (3 YRS) RFP # 882
THE SCHOOL C0MMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT By: Office of the Business Manager Administration Building 26 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
NOTE: For information specific to this particular bid, please contact Deborah Ventricelli, @ 617-635-9158
The City of Boston (the "City"), acting by and through its School Business Manager (the "Official"), subject to all applicable provisions of law, hereby requests sealed proposals from interested and qualified parties ("Offerors") to "Provide Hot and Cold Vended Meals for the Boston Public Schools" - Multi-Year Contract (3 years).
The RFP contains both price and technical evaluation criteria.
Price and technical proposals shall be submitted separately in sealed, clearly labeled containers.
Submissions that do not conform to this requirement shall be rejected.
All proposals shall be submitted in strict conformance with the Request for Proposal ("RFP") forms which may be obtained from the Office of the Business Manager, Boston Public Schools, 5th floor, 26 Court Street, Boston, MA 02108, on or after 1:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday, June 30, 2014.
The City shall accept sealed proposals until 12:00 noon EST on Friday, July 18, 2014, at the location mentioned above.
Proposals submitted after the deadline shall be rejected. A refundable proposal deposit in the amount of $5,000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) shall be required from each Offeror.
Proposal deposits shall be in the form of a bank check, a certified check, or a treasurer's or cashier's check issued by a responsible bank or trust company qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Offeror checks must be payable to the "City of Boston".
A performance bond issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will be required from each successful Offeror as security to guarantee the faithful performance of the Contract.
Simultaneously with the execution of the Contract, the successful Offeror shall deliver such a bond in the amount of $1 million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
The Official shall not open the proposals publicly, but shall open the technical proposals in the presence of one or more witnesses within twenty-four (24) hours of the above deadline for the submission of the proposals.
The Official may open the price proposals at a later time and in any case shall open the open the price proposals so as to avoid disclosure to the individuals evaluating the technical proposals.
Following submission, a proposal may be corrected, modified or withdrawn only to the extent provided for in M.G.L.C. 30B, s5(f).
The submission of a proposal shall constitute acceptance of all provisions in the RFP documents by the Offeror and agreement by the Offeror to perform all specified work and/or provide all specified services and equipment.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or any part thereof, and to award Contracts as the Official deems to be in the best interest of the City.
All Contracts shall be subject to the availability of an appropriation therefor. The maximum time for the acceptance of a proposal and the issuance by the City of a written notification of award shall be ninety (90) days.
The award of any Contract shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor of Boston.
Edward Glora,
Business Manager
of the School Committee
(June 30, 2014)
