Active SLED Opportunity · CONNECTICUT · CITY OF MERIDEN
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The City of Meriden seeks proposals from qualified vendors to supply food service paper goods and disposable products for Meriden Public Schools, supporting meal service for 8,200 students across 13 sites under USDA provisions. Proposals are due by July 16, 2026.
The City of Meriden is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors for food service paper goods and disposable products for Meriden Public Schools.
The goal of the Meriden Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Program is to ensure healthy meals are served in a safe cafeteria environment. In the 2025-2026 school year, there were 8,200 enrolled students across 13 school sites. All school sites have elected the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Community Eligibility Provision, which is a non-pricing meal service option that allows Meriden Public Schools to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students.
To continue uninterrupted service to students, Meriden Public Schools seeks to partner with a vendor that can supply and deliver a variety of Food Service paper goods and disposable products.
Successful performance under this contract will result in dependable access to high-quality products for Meriden Public Schools, enabling uninterrupted meal service. Meriden Public Schools will work collaboratively with the selected vendor to maintain performance outcomes so that all school sites can consistently serve their students.
This category of the Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on the proposer’s years of experience, experience with the K-12 segment, team members, and references.
This category of the Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on the proposer’s electronic capabilities, order placement methods and minimums, substitutions process, special orders process, reporting, deliveries, and the availability of prompt payment discounts.
Each Cost Proposal will be evaluated based on products meeting specifications, product pricing, nutritional information, and product quality.
Each proposer’s submitted documents will be reviewed for completeness. Missing documents, entries, or missing signatures will result in reduced points.
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SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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