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School committee authorizes superintendent to negotiate food service contract after RFP selection
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Summary
After reviewing four proposals, a district committee recommended Whitsons (Fresh Picks). The school committee authorized the procurement officer to award a food‑service management contract up to five years and designated the superintendent to negotiate and execute the contract; both motions passed by roll call.
Nancy Haynes summarized an RFP process for food service management after the district’s prior contract with Fresh Picks/Whitsons reached its final renewal term. A small review committee received four proposals and recommended Whitsons (Fresh Picks) to continue serving the district; Haynes said the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) contract template will be used and that DESE must approve the final contract.
Keenan Francois moved that the committee, pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30B §12B, authorize the procurement officer to award a food service management contract for a term not to exceed five years, including renewal options; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote. Francois then moved that the committee designate the superintendent to negotiate and execute the contract after award by the procurement officer; that motion also passed by roll call.
Committee members asked whether family payment platforms such as MySchoolBucks would continue; administration said the district would work with the vendor to retain that functionality. Administration said it will include the final contract and DESE's approval letter in a future packet for public review.
