This bid was prepared at the request of the Student Nutrition Services Department to establish fixed pricing for fresh delivered pizza to approximately 70 secondary school sites for use in the District's a la carte program. The lowest price was submitted by Papa John's Pizza who can service all but nine secondary school sites. Cici's Pizza, Domino's Pizza, and Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs all submitted the same price. The tie provisions from the ITB were used to determine the recommendation for Domino's Pizza to service the remaining nine secondary school sites. This recommendation has been reviewed by the Student Nutrition Services General Manager. To ensure fair and open competition, the District utilizes an online vendor registration system to notify potential bidders of opportunities. Through this system, six bidders responded. A more detailed review of specifications can be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department.

As stated in OPPAGA report: “Efficient purchasing and warehousing require that management processes be in place to ensure that supplies, equipment, and services vital to the school’s education mission are purchased from a competitive source, in the right quantity, delivered timely to the correct location, and stored in a secure location. These criteria should be met for each purchase without sacrificing quality.”

These items are, or will be, included in the Student Nutrition Services Budget in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000. Utilizing the lower price obtained through this solicitation and based on the anticipated usage for secondary sites, the District will realize a savings of approximately $98,000.

Contract administration or evaluation is performed by the Project Manager (end user) and Procurement Officer, who function as a team. Reviews are conducted face to face, typically quarterly, or by utilizing an online vendor performance report. Prior to soliciting a new contract, the Contract Administration team must first give consideration to the specifications and supporting data of the expiring contract.