Notice to Bid

Food Bid

Coastal Plain Area Economic Opportunity Authority Incorporated (CPEOA)is seeking bid proposals from vendors to deliver food and non-food paper products to our twelve (12) Head Start Facilities, during the bid period of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. CPAEOA will be serving an estimated 377,400 meals for breakfast, lunch and snack Monday-Friday across the following counties: Berrien, Ben Hill, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes, (which includes four locations), Irwin, Brooks, Tift and Turner County.

Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP) provides nutritious meals and snacks to infants and children as a regular part of their day care. Coastal Plain Area E.O.A. are licensed and approved to provide day care services and participate in CACFP. We service all children who are enrolled. The operating days will be Monday through Friday.

Bid packets, specifying items needed and other bid requirements, may be obtained between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from the location listed below, or a request for a bid packet may be emailed to lmccarty@coastalplain.org.  Please direct any questions to Lorrie McCarty, Program Budget Analyst at (229) 244-7860.

Your sealed bid MUST be marked as “FOOD BID” and mailed to:

Coastal Plain Area E.O.A., Inc.

ATTN: Lorrie McCarty

1810 West Hill Avenue Unit 6A

Valdosta Georgia 31602

Deadline for submissions of bids will be August 23, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. A public bid opening will be held August 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., at the Coastal Plain Central Office at the above mentioned address.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-1128-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Coastal Plain is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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