Utica City School District invites bids for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program.

LEGAL NOTICE 

The Board of Education of the Utica City School District invites proposals on the forms provided for furnishing the following:




Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program 




Bids must be delivered to the Office of the Purchasing Agent of the Utica City School District, 929 York Street, Utica, New York, prior to 11:00 a.m. on May 8 , 2026 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. The proposals are to be based on specifications entitled “Specifications and Bid Proposal Form for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027”, copies of which together with bid forms are on file and may be secured at the Office of the Purchasing Agent of the Utica City School District, 929 York Street, Utica, New York. Bid documents may be obtained digitally in PDF format. Request documents via email to Mike Ferraro at mferraro@uticaschools.org

Proposals signed by bidders shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to Ms. Heather Mowat, Deputy Purchasing Agent, and marked in red in the lower, left-hand corner:




Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Bidders 




Before submitting their proposals, bidders shall examine the specifications as contained herein and base their bids upon these specifications. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any one or all items of bid or to award all or any part of the bid. In cases where the Utica City School District receives two or more identical bids, the School District reserves the right to accept one bid based on a random selection process.

The successful bidder must promptly execute a satisfactory contract, guaranteeing the faithful fulfillment of the terms of the contract.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE 

UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 

Heather Mowat, Deputy Purchasing Agent