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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: 2018 SuNup Food Service Program
Description: Meal Services
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Preferred Meal Systems, Inc., 5240 St. Charles Road, Berkeley, Illinois 60163
Contract Amount: $886,172.00
Funding Source: The State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition
Funding Account Codes: NW051 G18 8H8B0 72020 B2018
Contract Period: July 2, 2018 through August 31, 2018
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Advertised: May 8, 2018
Bids solicited: Sixteen (16)
Bids received: One (1) and rejected
Re- Advertised: June 12, 2018
Bids solicited: Thirteen (13)
Bids received: One (1)
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WHEREAS, on May 8, 2018, the City of Newark through its Supervising Procurement Specialist, QPA, advertised to solicit bids for the 2018 SuNup Food Service Program, as described in the attached bid proposal for the Department of Health and Community Wellness; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing also distributed sixteen (16) bid packages in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2018, the Division of Central Purchasing received one (1) bid in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, one bid was received but rejected because the State's representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition advised the Department of Health and Community Wellness that additional vendors were needed to meet the requirements of the specifications for the provision of these services and that the one bidder deviated from the menu prescribed in the specifications; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2018, the City of Newark through its Sup...
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