The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) seeks an experienced Offeror to perform inventories on food at two locations managed by DEW. These facilities are located in Cleveland and Cincinnati. In performing this work the selected Offeror shall complete the following: A. PRE-DATA COLLECTION 1. Work with each designated facility to schedule and complete physical inventories. Upon contract award, DEW shall make facility contact information available to the selected Offeror. 2. Provide a copy of the schedule to DEW at least two days prior to beginning the physical counts. i. Mid-year physical inventory should be conducted between December 15 and December 30. ii. Annual (fiscal year-end) physical inventory should be conducted between June 15 and June 30. B. COLLECT DATA 1. Record the physical counts by items for goods on hand during the review, including goods that must be disposed of due to spoilage or damage. 2. Add any items not specifically listed on the template to ensure a complete physical count. i. Additions shall include the same information as required on the template. 3. The selected Offeror and Facility Manager must sign each page of the physical count documents to verify the accuracy of the physical inventory counts obtained while at that facility. C. POST-DATA COLLECTION 1. Once data has been obtained, the selected Offeror shall prepare a spreadsheet report that compares the counted physical inventory to the amount of goods from the Commodities Allocation Tracking System (CATS) report provided by DEW to identify and document any differences noted between CATS and the physical inventory counts...
