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Laredo ISD staff review multi‑million dollar food contract, refrigeration replacement and copier paper purchase
Summary
At a June 4 Laredo ISD District Operations meeting staff described recommended procurements for school food, a refrigeration upgrade and copier paper. Trustees pressed for clarity about contract dates, overlapping orders and inventory before any final action.
Mister Velasquez, Division of Operations staff, presented details June 4 about several Plant Facilities and support‑services procurements the district is preparing for 2025–26, including an annual USDA foods contract, a refrigeration replacement project and a BuyBoard copier‑paper contract.
The largest item described was RFP 23‑0145, an annual USDA foods contract the presenter described as covering “raw beef and chicken … cheese, turkey, pork” and other commodity items used in cafeterias, with an estimated annual amount of $1,561,703. Velasquez said the award would be made through the Region 1 cooperative purchasing arrangement that many area districts use.
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