The Grand Prairie Independent School District Will Receive Sealed Proposals Until

N O T I C E T O B I D D E R S

The Grand Prairie Independent School District will receive sealed proposals until:

11:00 A.M. June 4, 2012

FOR:

Milk and Juice

Prospective bidders may secure further information and specifications at 2602 South Belt Line Road OR

The school district reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive all formalities and irregularities bidding.

Any proposal received later than the specified time, whether delivered in person or mailed, shall be disqualified and will remain unopened. Failure to respond to this invitation will remove your name from the proposal list. If you cannot proposal at this time and desire to remain on the proposal list, please submit a NO BID on the proposal form and return.

Grand Prairie Independent School District

Specifications for Milk and Juice Products

Group Proposal No. 11-20

General Requirements

1. Proposals must be submitted on the form provided and received in the office of the Director of PurchasingDepartment no later than 11:00 am Monday, June 4, 2011. Each proposal will be placed in a separate envelope and be properly identified with a proposal number and due date clearly marked on the outside of envelope. Proposal must give full firm name and address of bidder and be manually signed over a typed or printed signature. Person signing proposal must show title or authority to bind his firm in a contract.
2. All quotations will include freight to purchaser’s designated locations within the school district. This includes delivery inside the buildings and placement in milk box and/or cooler.
3. Quantities are Commensurate with an enrollment of approximately 26,500 students. Your quotation must be for the time period, July 1, 2012 to July 31, 2013. FIXED price.
4. Any item that does not perform or meet tests as specified or as claimed by the seller will be replaced at no cost to purchaser. The seller also agrees to pay any laboratory testing costs that might be accrued.
5. Transfer or assignment of contract by seller is prohibited.
6. If unable to bid, bidder should return inquiry giving reasons; otherwise he is subject to being removed from the proposal list.
7. Failure to deliver products as ordered and/or failure to deliver products fully meeting our specifications will make the contract subject to immediate cancellation upon giving notice to the vendor.
8. RFP openings are NOT public, only the vendors responding will be read aloud. RFP results will not be given over the telephone. IF you would like a bid tabulation mailed to you, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your bid. RFP results are released after board approval and may be found on our website.

Milk Products

Proposal No. 11-20

1. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days subsequent to the opening of the proposals without prior written approval of the Grand Prairie Independent School District.
2. Past performance, seller’s locations, availability of stock and interest of representative will be considered in the award of the proposal.
3. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive technicalities, and to be the ole judge off quality and equality.
4. Proposals received after the time and date specified will not be considered and will be filed unopened.
5. Proposals finding errors, omissions or corrections that need to be made in the specifications shall contact the undersigned ten (10) days or as soon as possible before the proposal is due.
6. All quantity and prompt payment discounts shall be listed on the bid form.
7. Awarded as an “All or None” bid or whatever is in the best interest of the district.
8. Bidding companies that have been certified by the Texas Building and Procurement (TBPS) as Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) entities are encouraged to indicate their HUB status when responding to this bid invitation.
9. The awarded vendor will have the opportunity to provide other services for the GPISD that will be covered at a later date. Other services may include, but are not limited to, sponsorship of the district health fair and community fair, participation in the district’s wellness program for employees, teacher and staff appreciation weeks, sponsorship of district attendance incentives for students, health education opportunities at the District’s Schools of Choice, acceptance of mismarked or overstocked items for students in need of feeding assistance outside the school day, and items that from time to time may come for the District’s S.H.A.C. (School Health Advisory Committee).

Milk Products

Proposal No. 11-20

Special Requirements

1. All milk will be Grade A pasteurized and homogenized and fortified.
2. All Milk will be packed in ½ pint plainly marked with the flavor contents.
3. Each carton will contain a minimum of 8 fluid ounces.
4. The milk fat percentages specified shall be in accordance with the Texas Department of Health Milk Information Release 78-2a from the division Of Milk and Dairy and USDA 7CFR 210.10(m)(l)(ii)
5. All cartons shall be marked with the date of expiration. All milk shall have a minimum of five (5) days shelf life remaining at the time of delivery.
6. Will provide milk side panel carton message when available from Champion Paper in conjunction with A.M.P.I. Side panel will be provided at no extra charge.
7. Nutrient Analysis required on all products for the Food Service Office. Please include the following nutrient levels: calories, total fat (g), saturated fat (g), protein (g), calcium (mg), iron (mg), Vitamin A (RE), Vitamin C (mg), Cholesterol (mg), sodium (mg), carbohydrates (g).

Delivery & Storage

1. Milk and juice will be delivered to the individual schools (38) each day in cases that are clean and in good condition and of uniform size between the hours of 6:30 am and 10:30 am.
2. All cases of milk and juice products are to be placed by the deliveryman according to the directions of the manager. It is the responsibility of the deliveryman to clean up any untidy conditions that is made in the delivery.
3. All milk will be picked up the day before a school holiday. It will be the responsibility of the milk company to be aware of such holidays. Credit on milk picked up will be the same as original charge and is to be issued on the day the milk is picked up.
4. If a carton of milk is defective in any manor, such as a leak due to poor sealing, or the milk is sour, or contains foreign matter, a reimbursement or replacement will be made for each carton without charge to Grand Prairie Independent School District.
5. In case of an emergency, it will be the responsibility of the supplier to deliver the needed items immediately.
6. All empty milk cases are to be picked up each day.

Milk Products

Proposal No. 11-20

I have read the specifications for the proposal, the bakery products and agree to all conditions, requirements, and specifications set orth.

Signature of Authorized Proposal

Return Proposal To:Grand Prairie ISD EdCenter

Purchasing Department

2602 S Beltline Rd

Grand Prairie, Texas 75052

This Proposal Must Be Returned By: Monday, June 4, 201211:00 am

Direct All Questions Regarding This Proposal To:

Gentry Long Auxiliary Service Center

Food Service Department

514 Skyline Road

Grand Prairie, Texas 75051

(972) 343-4410

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Applicable to Grants, Sub grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts Exceeding $100,000 in Federal Funds.

Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction and is imposed by section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. This certification is material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

(I)No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of congress, or an officer or employee of congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of a Federal contract, the making of a Federal grant, the making of a Federal loan, the entering into a cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

(2)If any funds other than Federal appropriated finds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete arid submit Standard Form-LLL, “disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.

(3)The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all covered sub awards exceeding $100,000 in Federal finds at all appropriate tiers and that all sub recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

Name/Address of Organization

Name/Title of Submitting Official

SignatureDate

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Certification Regarding Debarment Suspensions Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7 CER Part 3017, Section 3017,510, Participants’ responsibilities The regulations were published as Part IV of the January 30, 1989. Federal Register (pages 4722-4733) Copies of the regulations may be obtained by contacting the Department of Agriculture agency with which this transaction originated.

(1)The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded front participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.

(2)Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal

Name/Address of Organization

PR/Award Number or Project Number

Name/Title of Submitting Official

SignatureDate

Clean Air and Water Act

I, the Vendor, am in compliance with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act of 1970, as Amended (42 U.S.C. 1857(h)), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1368), Executive Order 117389 and Environmental Protection Agency Regulation, 40 CFR Part 15 as required under 0MB CircularA-102,

Attachment 0, Paragraph 14 (1) regarding reporting violations to the grantor agency and to the United States Environment Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for the Enforcement.

Potential Vendor Name:

Title of Authorized Representative:

Mailing Address:

Signature:Date:

Non-Collusion Statement

This is to certify that the undersigned Bidder has neither directly nor indirectly, entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion nor otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive Bidding in connection with this proposal.

It is agreed by the undersigned bidder that the signed delivery of this proposal represents the bidder’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of this invitation to the proposal including all specifications and special provisions.

Note: Signature of the authorized representative MUST be of an individual who legally may enter his/her organization into a formal contract with the Grand Prairie Independent School District.

FIRM’S NAME

NAME OF AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL (printed or typed)

AUTHORIZED SIGNATUREDATE

POSITION WITH COMPANY

Felony Conviction Notification

State of Texas Legislative Senate Bill No. 1, Section 44.034, Notification of Criminal History, Subsection (a), states “a person or business entity that enters into a contract with a school district must give advance notice to the district if the person or an owner or operator of the business entity has been convicted of a felony. The notice must include a general description of the conduct resulting in the conviction of a felony.”

Subsection (b) states “a school district may terminate a contract with a person or business entity if the district determines that the person or business entity failed to give notice as required by Subsection (a) or misrepresented the conduct resulting in the conviction. The district must compensate the person or business entity for services performed before the termination contract.”

This Notice Is Not Required of a Publicly Held Corporation

(I) (We), the undersigned agent for the firm named below, certify that the information concerning notification of felony convictions has been reviewed by me and the following information furnished is true to the best of my knowledge.

COMPANY NAME:

Check the appropriate box and sign the form.

My firm is a publicly held corporation; therefore, this reporting requirement is not applicable.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: ______

My firm is not owned nor operated by anyone who has been convicted of a felony.

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: ______

My firm is owned or operated by the following individual(s) who has/have been convicted of a felony.

Name of Felony: ______

Details of Conviction(s):

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: ______

/ CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE FORM CIQ
For vendor or other person doing business with local governmental entity
This questionnaire is being filed in accordance with chapter 176 of the Local Government Code by a person doing business with the governmental entity. By law this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the local government not later than the 7th business day after the date the person becomes aware of facts that require the statement to be filed. See Section 176.006, Local Government Code. A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. / OFFICE USE ONLY
Date Received
1 / Name of person doing business with local governmental entity.
2 /
Check this box if you are filing an update to a previously filed questionnaire.
(The law requires that you file an updated completed questionnaire with the appropriate filing authority not later than September 1 of the year for which an activity described in Section 176.006(a), Local Government Code, is pending and not later than the 7th business day after the date the originally filed questionnaire becomes incomplete or inaccurate.)
3 / Describe each affiliation or business relationship with an employee or contractor of the local governmental entity who makes recommendations to a local government officer of the local governmental entity with respect to expenditure of money.
4 / Describe each affiliation or business relationship with a person who is a local government officer and who appoints or employs a local government officer of the local governmental entity that is the subject of this questionnaire.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE FORM CIQ Page 2
For vendor or other person doing business with local governmental entity
5 / Name of local government officer with whom filer has affiliation or business relationship. (Complete this section only if the answer to A, B, or C is YES.)
This section, item 5 including subparts A, B, C & D, must be completed for each officer with whom the filer has affiliation or business relationship. Attach additional pages to this Form CIQ as necessary.

1. Is the local government officer named in this section receiving or likely to receive taxable income from the filer of the questionnaire?

Yes No

1. Is the filer of the questionnaire receiving or likely to receive taxable income from or at the direction of the local government officer named in this section AND the taxable income is not from the local governmental entity?

Yes No

1. Is the filer of this questionnaire affiliated with a corporation or other business entity that the local government officer serves as an officer or director, or holds an ownership of 10 percent or more?

Yes No

1. Describe each affiliation or business relationship.

6 / Describe any other affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest.
7 / ______
Signature of person doing business with the governmental entity Date
Amended 01/13/2006

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