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Basic Information

Reference Number

0000377367

Issuing Organization

University of Colorado Goods and Services

Owner Organization

University of Colorado

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

RFP_F-0000000048

Title

Fresh Conventional and/or Organic Produce

Source ID

PU.AG.USA.2569109.C16061851

Details

Location

United States, Colorado, Denver County

Delivery Point

CU Boulder

Purchase Type

Duration: 5 years
Option: One year term with up to four additional one-year periods upon agreement, not to exceed five years.

Piggyback Contract

Description

Campus Dining Services (CDS) is a major unit within the Division of Student Affairs. CDS encompasses wide-ranging food service systems offering the utmost in quality, nutrition, environment, and choice, and serves approximately 15,000 meals per day.
CDS operates in a twelve (12) month period with the heaviest volume of purchases during the two (2), eighteen (18) week semesters. The goal of this procurement is to establish a relationship with an experienced produce supplier(s) that can consistently and economically provide fresh conventional and/or organic produce and services to the University per the requirements stated herein.
CDS intends to maintain a minimum 5 days a week delivery schedule for Fresh Conventional Produce and a minimum of 5 days a week for Fresh Organic Produce.

Dates

Publication

02/26/2025 04:42 PM MST

Question Acceptance Deadline

03/13/2025 02:00 PM MDT

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

04/08/2025 02:00 PM MDT

Prebid Conference

03/04/2025 02:00 PM MST

Contact Information

Tiana Turner

303-764-3453

tiana.turner@cu.edu

Pre-Bidding Events

Event Type

Prebid Conference

Attendance

Recommended

Event date

03/04/2025 02:00 PM MST

Location

Zoom - https://cusystem.zoom.us/j/94073378135

Event Note

An optional prebid conference will occur via Zoom (https://cusystem.zoom.us/j/94073378135) on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM MT. Prospective proposers can take this time to hear about the project and ask any questions of the department. Please note questions and answers at this meeting are not official - please ask questions via BidNet for official answers.
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Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Technical Proposal	Complete responses to the Technical Proposal Content as outlined in Section IV	Yes	No
Cost Proposal	Cost Proposal	Yes	No
Attachment A - CU Solicitation Form	CU Solicitation Form	Yes	No
Attachment D - Produce Specification Bid Sheet	Attachment D - Produce Specification Bid Sheet for Boulder Campus	Yes	No
Attachment E - Produce Specification Bid Sheet	Attachment E - Produce Specification Bid Sheet for Colorado Springs Campus	Yes	No
Variances	List of all proposed modifications and/or legal issues regarding terms of the solicitation document and/or the Sample Agreement and Special Provisions, Attachment C	No	No
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