Open Market

2026-11-03

INTENT C1 . 1 The intent of this Request for Quotation ( RFQ ) is to provide the Newark Board of Education ( NBOE , District ) with Open Market for the District ’ s Department of Food and Nutrition Services ( FNS ). C1 . 2 The conditions and requirements are intended to be open and non - restrictive and are to serve as standards for the purpose of obtaining adequate participation of interested Vendors , uniformity in the submission of RFQs , and selection of the most responsible Vendors . All items bid shall either meet or exceed the following specifications . C1 . 3 The Newark Board of Education reserves the right to reject all quotes and waive minor informalities in quotes , and to make the award in the best interest of the Newark Board of Education in accordance with applicable law . Award of contract ( s ) will be subject to availability of funds . C1 . 4 Within the schedule of items when a brand is specified the specified brand name or equivalent is required . C1 . 5 This contract will require delivery to approximately seventy - one ( 71 ) school cafeterias / kitchen . ( See Attachment B ). Delivery locations are subject to change . C1 . 6 If the Vendor fails to deliver within the delivery times specified , the District may cancel the contract and order from another Vendor . C1 . 7 The District reserves the right to purchase any quantity at the price quoted during the contract period . The District will not be obligated to a minimum item quantity as a result of this solicitation . Regardless of the quantity ordered the contracted rate will remain the same throughout the life of the contract . C1 . 8 A valid Board of Health Inspection Report required . D3 CONTAMINANT DEFINITION D3 . 1 A physical , chemical or biological substance which is available at a level so high as to have a correlated deleterious effect on human and / or animal and / or the environment ’ s health . D4 FOOD SUPPLIES DEFINITION D4 . 1 Only those supplies that are to be eaten or drunk and those substances that may enter into the composition of a food in the operation of a school cafeteria or in a home economics class . D5 MANUFACTURER ’ S / DISTRIBUTOR ’ S NOTES D5 . 1 The Manufacturer ’ s / distributor ’ s products shall meet or exceed the requirements of the requested a . Salient characteristics b . Manufacturer ’ s / distributor ’ s product assurance c . Regulatory requirements d . Quality assurance provisions e . Packaging requirements D6 EQUIVALENT BRANDS AND PACK SIZE D6 . 1 During the life of the contract , vendors offering equivalent brands must contact the Director of Food and Nutrition Services to schedule a testing date for the product . No equivalent brands or pack sizes should be delivered to any school location without prior written approval . D6 . 2 If during the course of the contract , the product accepted and furnished under the brand name contracted for shall be found not equal to the quality specified , the District may accept a substitute brand . Any substitute , however shall be equal to the original quality of the article specified and subject to approval by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services before such substitution is made . D6 . 3 Written notice of any substitution proposed by the Vendor must be received by the Director of Food and Nutrition Services and Director of Support Services , at least seven ( 7 ) calendar days before the effective date of the substitution and must also include a statement that the substitution item is equal to the quality originally contracted for . A sample of the proposed substitution must accompany the request . If the Vendor sends a substitute brand without prior approval from the Director of Food and Nutrition Services , a credit will be applied to the Vendor ’ s invoice .

New Jersey

2026-04-29