The prototype
Invitation for Bid and Contract is for use by a school food authority (SFA) initiating a new contract with a meal vendor to provide meal services for the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs. The document, provided by the Illinois State Board of Education Nutrition Department, will assist the SFA in obtaining competitive bids and awarding the contract to the responsible bidder whose bid is responsive and lowest in price.
The prototype provided below should be used for vended meal contracts only. In a vended meals contract, the contractor provides the meals only, which are generally pre-packaged/pre-plated meals, and does not manage any aspect of the school food service or employ any of the food service personnel. However, if the contractor’s employees are responsible for the management of the program and/or the final preparation and/or serving of the pre-packaged/pre-plated school meals, the contract becomes a food service management company contract and is no longer considered a vended meals contract. If that is the case, you need to use the
Invitation for Bid and Contract Prototype for FSMC Contracts—Vended (Pre-packaged/Pre-plated) Meals.
To ensure continued funding and compliance with federal and state regulations and statutes regarding procurement, it is extremely important for you to
download and read the instructions thoroughly prior to downloading the contract prototype.
Don’t forget to include the required submission and contract certification forms found on the previous page.
Prototype Documents
To ensure continued funding and compliance with federal and state regulations and statutes regarding procurement, it is extremely important for you to download and read the instructions thoroughly prior to downloading the contract prototype.
