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Board briefed on recommended food-service vendors; item to return for action
Summary
Staff recommended cooperative purchasing vendors for the 2025-26 food service fund—Alpha Baking Group (bread), Dairy Farmers of America (dairy), HPS with Gordon Foodservice as primary food group and Commercial Food Systems as secondary—and said the item will return for board action at the next meeting.
The board received a staff recommendation to use several cooperative purchasing vendors to supply food service items for the 2025-26 school year; trustees were told the item will return for formal action at the next meeting.
In the board packet, staff recommended proceeding with Alpha Baking Group for bread, Dairy Farmers of America for dairy, HPS with Gordon Foodservice as the primary food distributor, and Commercial Food Systems as a secondary food vendor. Staff said the cooperative (NACS) currently acts as the LEA for the cooperative purchasing agreement, which covers 97 school corporations; the cooperative purchasing arrangement requires annual procurement because of the dollar amounts involved.
The presentation explained purchases will be made from these vendors on behalf of the district through the food service fund. Staff did not request immediate approval at this meeting; they said the recommendation will be discussed and returned at the next board meeting as an action item so trustees can vote.
Board members asked whether NACS remains the LEA for the cooperative; staff responded that co-ops can change LEAs but that NACS has served in that role during recent purchases.
