Board approves awards for food and related supplies for upcoming school year

The Bossier Parish School Board approved awards for food and related supplies for the 2025–26 school year after procurement staff presented a tabulation of 14 vendor responses to RFP 2061.

Why it matters: Contracts for food and related supplies affect school meal operations, menu planning, nutrition compliance and vendor relationships that serve student meals across the district.

Chief Procurement Officer Carrie Douglas told the board staff reviewed and evaluated 14 proposals and presented the bid tabulation. Board members asked about potential federal Department of Education policy changes and whether the bids would remain usable if federal nutrition guidance or program funding changed; Douglas and CFO Nisha Bamberg said they did not anticipate significant changes for the coming school year and did not expect immediate funding cuts affecting the National School Lunch Program.

Motion and outcome: A motion to approve the tabulated awards was made by Eric Falting and seconded by Miss Brotherton; the transcript records “Motion passes.” Specific vendor names and item-level awards were included in the procurement tabulation presented to the board but not read aloud in full in the transcript.

Next steps: Procurement will finalize contract documents and administer awards for cafeteria operations for the 2025–26 school year. Staff will monitor any federal policy changes affecting nutrition guidelines or funding.