Hydroponic Fresh Produce Supply and Delivery
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Poudre School District is soliciting a supplier for Colorado-grown hydroponic fresh produce, including spring mix, romaine hearts, green leaf lettuce, spinach, Bibb butter lettuce, Sweet Gem lettuce, and other hydroponic greens. Estimated prior-year quantities are provided for pricing purposes but are not guaranteed. Individual bags must be stamped with a use-by date, and the supplier must provide traceability, an approved HACCP and recall procedures plan, adequate stock levels, and a minimum 98% order/delivery fill rate. Deliveries are to be made to the District's Child Nutrition Warehouse at 1502 South Timberline Road, Fort Collins, Colorado, generally on Mondays and Thursdays between 6:15 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time. The supplier must maintain an office and distribution center within a 90-mile radius of Fort Collins, provide a dedicated sales representative, promptly replace rejected or damaged items, and support ordering, invoicing, reporting, and issue resolution. The contract period is November 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with pricing fixed for the awarded period. Three Colorado K-12 public school district references for similar products and services are mandatory.
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- Commercial General Liability - Each Occurrence Bodily Injury and Property Damage — $2,000,000.00
- Commercial General Liability - General Aggregate — $3,000,000.00
- Commercial General Liability - Products/Completed Operations Aggregate — $3,000,000.00
- Commercial General Liability - Personal and Advertising Injury — $2,000,000.00
- Commercial Automobile Liability - Bodily Injury and Property Damage Combined Single Limit — $1,000,000.00
- Workers' Compensation - Employer's Liability Each Accident — $100,000.00
- Workers' Compensation - Employer's Liability Disease Policy Limit — $500,000.00
- Workers' Compensation - Employer's Liability Disease Each Employee — $100,000.00
- Minimum 3 references
- Client point of contact required for each reference
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Documents
| Title | Date Posted |
|---|---|
| Attachment A - Scope of Work.xlsx | Oct 02, 2026 06:02 PM |
| Attachment B - Alternate Delivery Times.pdf | Oct 02, 2026 06:03 PM |
| IFB 27-750-005 Hydroponically grown produce in Colorado.pdf | Oct 02, 2026 06:21 PM |
| Attachment C - Federal Funding.pdf | Oct 02, 2026 06:03 PM |
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