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Nutrition director recommends renewing local vendors for food, milk and bread contracts despite some higher bids
Summary
Nutrition director Jackie Netford recommended awarding complete bids for paper/chemical and bakery to Williams and Flowers respectively, recommended Bluehams for milk as the only complete milk bid, and asked to continue groceries with local vendor Williams despite a roughly $37,000 higher cost than a lower bidder.
Jackie Netford, director of school nutrition, presented results from several procurement processes and recommended awards based on bid completeness and service considerations.
Netford said Williams was the only vendor to submit a complete paper/chemical bid and recommended awarding that contract to Williams. For milk, she reported two incomplete bids and one complete bid and recommended Bluehams. For fresh bread, Netford recommended Flowers because it is the only bakery providing weekly fresh deliveries to all schools.
For the grocery bid, Netford reported Wiggins and Sysco submitted bids; Sysco was roughly $37,000 lower in total, but Netford asked the board to remain with Williams, citing local presence, weekly delivery capability and existing service. She provided figures showing Williams at $5,326,227.16 and Cisco (listed in the transcript) at $5,289,096.29, and asked the board to approve staying with Williams despite the difference.
Netford also noted a piggyback procurement for cubicles with Lowndes County that rose to an estimated cost of about $25,000, which approaches the district threshold that triggers additional approval or disclosure.
The transcript records the recommendations and rationale but does not show a recorded vote on the bids during the meeting.
