FY 27-011 Milk & Dairy Products

AI Summary

Bridgeton Public Schools seeks sealed bids for milk and dairy products for the 2026-2027 school year. Bids due May 28, 2026, 10:00 AM ET. Delivery to multiple school locations five days per week. Evaluation based on cost, experience, capacity, and past performance. Typed bids only; separate cost proposal required.

Opportunity details

Solicitation No.: 266648
Type / RFx: RFP
Status: open
Level: education
Published Date: May 15, 2026
Due Date: May 28, 2026
NAICS Code: 311513 AI guide
Jurisdiction: Bridgeton Public Schools
State: New Jersey
Agency: Bridgeton Public Schools

Description

MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

1. ...... Sealed bids for the furnishing of Milk and Dairy Products to the Bridgeton School District for the 2026-2027 school years will be received by the Board of Education of Bridgeton, County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey at 10:00 A.M. prevailing time on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Bids will be opened at the Thomas C. Lane Administration Building, located at 41 Jack Surrency Way (GPS Directions, 41 Bank Street), Bridgeton, N.J. 8302.

2. .... Bidders shall be responsible to carefully examine the enclosed specifications. Failure to offer and complete the entire bid, or to meet all requirements of this invitation, shall be deemed just cause for rejection of the bid as not meeting the specifications. Bidders are solely responsible for the accuracy of their bid prices and their prices cannot be changed due to any error made by the bidder after the bid is opened. Bidders shall honor all prices. Failure to do so shall result in disqualifying the bidder from future bidding and may constitute legal action by the Bridgeton Board of Education.

3. ...... All bids must be submitted on the attached bid forms and must be placed in a sealed envelope, plainly marked on the outside: “BID FY 27-011 – MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, DO NOT OPEN”.

4. ..... Bid proposals submitted with strikeovers, figure changes with correction fluid, crossed out figures, etc. shall result in rejection for non-compliance. All bid proposals must be submitted in a typed format. Bidders must return a hard copy of their proposal, along with all the required completed documents enclosed, and indicated in the bid specifications for the bid opening. No bids will be accepted which are handwritten in order to avoid any disputes concerning the handwritten numbers.

Billing Address: Bridgeton Board of Education

515 Jack Surrency Way

Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Attn: Foodservice Bookkeeper

Vendor to provide separate accounts for breakfast and lunch programs at each location.

List of Schools, Addresses & Delivery Times

Delivery to all locations is five (5) days per week

Name of School	Address	Delivery Time	Contact	Contact Phone Number
Bridgeton High School	111 N. West Avenue	Prior to 7:30 a.m.	Nicole Butcher	856-455-8030 ext. 1450
Broad Street School	251 W. Broad Street	Prior to 7:00 a.m.	Jamie English	856-455-8030 ext. 1016
West Avenue School	51 N. West Avenue	7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. only	Barbara Thompson	856-455-8030 ext. 2259
Buckshutem Road School	550 Buckshutem Road	Prior to 7:00 a.m.	Lencola Jones	856-455-8030 ext. 1910
Indian Ave. School	399 Indian Avenue	7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. only	Erika Shaffer	856-455-8030 ext. 1708
Quarter Mile Lane	300 Quarter Mile Lane	7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. only	Erica Shaffer	856-455-8030 ext. 1838
ExCel School	398 N. Pearl Street	7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. only	Destiny Hughes	856-455-8030 ext. 2410

Estimated Quantity	Name of Item	Package Size Ounces
150,000	Skim milk – half pint carton	8
250,000	1% milk – half pint carton	8
200	Lactaid – half pint carton	8
85,000	Skim white milk – half pint plastic	8
15,625	1% While milk – half pint plastic	8
108	Homogenized - gallon	128
24	Homogenized – half gallon	64
450,000	Chocolate non-fat – half pint	8
293,986	Strawberry non-fat – half pint	8
40	Orange juice – half gallon (plastic)	64
40	Sour Cream 10 lb.	160
1,000	Ice Tea Pint
1,000	Lemon drink - pint	16
75,000	Grape juice – 4 oz.	4
150,000	Apple juice – 4 oz.	4
75,0000	Fruit punch – 4 oz.	4
20	Half & Half Ultra - quart	32
10	Straw - case
1,000	Fruit punch – half pint
10 Units	Buttermilk Quart
15 Units	Heavy Cream Quart

BRIDGETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bridgeton, New Jersey

Project Details

Reference ID: FY 27-011
Department: Food Service
Department Head: Melissa Blount (Director of Food Services)

Important Dates

Questions Due: 2026-05-22T16:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

Cost or Price (10 pts)
Experience of firm (10 pts)
Capacity to accomplish the work (10 pts)
Past Performance on similar contracts (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

Respondent Submittals (required) —
Please Upload your COMPLETE response, including any and all required forms listed in the solicitation and the corresponding attachments.
(Do not upload cost information in here)
Separate Cost Proposal (required) —
Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.
I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this solicitation, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company. (required)
Pricing (required) —
- Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
  - This is a quote for goods or commodities.
  - This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
  - Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
- Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items.
Evaluation Committee? (required) —
Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?

Key dates

May 15, 2026Published
May 28, 2026Responses Due

AI classification tags

milk products dairy products school food service food distribution beverage supply public school district foodservice management

Frequently asked questions

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