Specifications include, but are not limited to: Minimum Requirements - To receive consideration, the successful bidder must meet the following mandatory requirements: Deliveries - Will be on Mondays through Fridays, beginning no earlier than 6:00 am and ending no later than 11:59am. Delivery to four (4) URI Kingston campus locations. All drivers must be properly licensed and insured and possess the ability to immediately rectify a problem. This may include, but not limited to, a call to the office, a credit on a slip, or a return visit on the same day. Delivery - All delivery vehicles must be refrigerated and approved for the delivery of food products. Engines must be shut off while unloading. Vehicles must be clean and free of filth and debris. Delivery outages - must be held to a minimum of 4%, with substitutes having to be approved prior to delivery. Quality – The University will procure and serve only items that are of the highest quality. The University reserves the right to refuse any products deemed not up to the standards that our customers demand. Produce Specifications - Produce treated with sodium bisulfate should not be delivered without written consent of the end user. Vendor acknowledges that their facilities and delivery vehicles will meet applicable Local, State, and Federal health and sanitation regulations. The vendor must have an effective quality assurance program such as HACCP in place with well-established procedures that are strictly followed. Failure to meet either of these criteria will be cause for the University to cancel the contract. All process produce must have ingredient labels with expiration date and/or manufacture date, name and address of the manufacturer clearly listed. Produce that is produced in-house must be done under the highest sanitary standards and subject to microbiologic testing using an AOAC method. Awarded vendor will be GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) certified Awarded vendor will be expected to provide consistent levels of service as defined within the attached specifications, during both high and low volume order periods. Variations in produce specifications will only be accepted after mutual agreement of both parties and only if the agreement is reached at time of order placement. Certificates of Insurance in accordance with the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education Procurement Regulations will be a requirement of the successful bidder.
