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Meeting Date:
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6/12/2025 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Bids, Contracts, Agreements
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Type:
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Info
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Subject:
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8.9 Nutrition Services Fresh Produce Bid for School Year 2025-2026
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Strategic Plan:
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Provide Name(s) of Attachments
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File Attachment:
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Provide Background Details and Rationale:
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Nutrition Services solicited bids to deliver Fresh Produce for purchase and delivery to all school sites during the school year 2025-2026. Historical purchase data and forecasted usage was included in this solicitation to provide bidders with anticipated increased purchasing needs. Request for proposals were sent directly to: C&C Produce, Liberty Fruit Company, and Loffredo Fresh Foods and posted on the district website. The district's current produce provider, C & C Produce, and Loffredo Fresh Foods submitted bids; Liberty Fruit did not respond.
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Provide Funding Source and Estimated Cost:
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Nutrition Services Budget
Estimated Cost: $292,428.14 (bid price less USDA Department of Defense entitlement dollars)
Actual cost pending student program participation and market cost of fresh produce.
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Legal References
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Name of Persons(s) Submitting Agenda Item with Title
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Grennan Sims, Director of Nutrition Services
Dr. Paul Kelly, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Technology
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Presenter(s) if Presentation Anticipated
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Recommendation:
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It will be recommended at the June 26, 2025 regular meeting that the Park Hill Board of Education approve Loffredo Fresh Foods as the Nutrition Services Fresh Produce provider for 2025-2026 school year, as submitted.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Grennan Sims - Director of Nutrition Services
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Signed By:
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Dr. Paul Kelly - Assistant Superintendent - Business & Technology
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Signed By:
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Dr. Mike Kimbrel - Superintendent
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