L285 - Food Products (Frozen/Refrigerated/Canned/Dry)

Location:	Louisiana
Posted:	Apr 30, 2026
Due:	May 14, 2026
Agency:	St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	89 - Subsistence (Food)
Solicitation No:	L285
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April 29, 2026

Dear Vendor:

The St. Tammany Parish School Board, Child Nutrition Programs, will receive sealed bids for the

2026-2027 school session on Food Products of interest to your company. The School Food

Services Department feeds approximately 10,000 persons for breakfast and 22,000 persons

for lunch each day. The following is attached for your information:

- Certificate of Independent Price Determination (To be filled out and returned with bid)

- Certificate Regarding Debarment/Suspension (To be filled out and returned with bid)

- Certification Regarding Lobbying (To be filled out and returned with bid)

- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (To be filled out and returned with bid)

- Non-Collusion Statement (To be filled out and returned with bid)

- Buy American Provision Certification Form (To be filled out and returned with bid)

- Contract Provisions for Procurement Contracts

- Sales Tax Information

- School Calendar

- List of Schools/Locations/Managers/Telephone Numbers

- General Rules, Instructions and Conditions

- Specifications/Bid Form (Note that specific brand(s) have been approved. Bidding on brands

which are NOT on the Approved Brand List is a wasted bid, for ONLY these approved brands

will be considered.) It is the responsibility of the vendor to submit new items for approval testing

prior to the bid opening.)

- No Bid Response (To be filled out and returned if vendor is unable to bid)

The bid opening will be held at the St. Tammany Parish School Board Office, 321 N. Theard

Street, Covington, Louisiana at 2:00 p.m. on May 14, 2026. You are invited to attend. If you

have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

Sincerely,

CL:smt

Casandra Lalanne,

Director Child Nutrition Program

Certificate of Independent

Price Determination

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Certificate of Independent Price Determination

FOOD PRODUCTS

Both the school food authority and the Vendor (offeror) shall execute this Certificate of Independent Price

Determination.

_______________________________

(Name of Vendor)

______________________________________

(Name of School Food Authority)

(A) By submission of this offer, the offeror certifies and in the case of a joint offer, each party thereto certifies

as to its own organization, that in connection with this procurement:

(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication or

agreement, for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices with any

other offeror or with any competitor;

(2) Unless otherwise required by law, the prices which have been quoted in this offer have not been

knowingly disclosed by the offeror and will not knowingly be disclosed by the offeror prior to opening in

the case of an advertised procurement, or prior to award in the case of a negotiated procurement,

directly or indirectly to any other offeror or to any competitor; and

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any person or firm to submit or not

to submit, an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.

(B) Each person signing this offer on behalf of the Vendor certifies that:

(1) He or she is the person in the offeror's organization responsible within the organization for the decision

as to the prices being offered herein and has not participated, and will not participate, in any action

contrary to (A)(1) through (A)(3) above; or

(2) He or she is not the person in the offeror's organization responsible within the organization for the

decision as to the prices being offered herein, but that he or she has been authorized in writing to act

as agent for the persons responsible for such decision in certifying that such persons have not

participated and will not participate, in any action contrary to (A)(1) through (A)(3) above, and as their

agent does hereby so certify; and he or she has not participated, and will not participate, in any action

contrary to (A)(1) through (A)(3) above.

To the best of my knowledge, this Vendor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees are

not currently under investigation by any governmental agency and have not in the last three years been

convicted or found liable for any act prohibited by State or Federal law in any jurisdiction, involving

conspiracy or collusion with respect to bidding on any public contract, except as follows:

___________________________

Signature of Vendor’s

Authorized Representative

________________________

Title

__________

Date

In accepting this offer, the SFA certifies that no representative of the SFA has taken any action which may

have jeopardized the independence of the offer referred to above.

___________________________

Signature of School Food Authority's

Authorized Representative

________________________

Title

__________

Date

Note: Accepting a bidder's offer does not constitute award of the contract.

Certification Regarding

Debarment/Suspension

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FOOD PRODUCTS

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7 CFR

Part 3017, Section 3017, subpart c- Responsibilities of Participants. The regulations were published in the November 26,

2003, Federal Reqister (pages 66534-66566). Copies of the regulations may be obtained by contacting the Department

of Agriculture.

(BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS)

(1 ) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals are

presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from

participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.

(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify any of the statements in this certification, such

prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

Organization Name

Name and Title of Authorized Representative

Signature

PR/Award Number or Project Name

Date

Certification Regarding

Debarment/Suspension

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FOOD PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS FOR COMPLETING CERTIFICATION FORM

NOTE: Each responsive bidder must include this certification statement with it's bid on each contract equaling

or exceeding $25,000 or any contract for audit services regardless of amount.

1. By signing and submitting this form, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification

set out on the reverse side in accordance with these instructions.

2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when

this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant

knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal

Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available

remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this

proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was

erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

4. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered transaction,

participant, person, primary covered transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used

in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the U. S.

Department of Agriculture regulations 7 CFR 3017 implementing Executive Order 12 549. (Contact the

person to whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.)

5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this form that, should the proposed covered

transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a

person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in

this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction

originated.

6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this form that it will include this

clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -

Lower Tier Covered Transaction" without modification in all lower tier covered transactions and in all

solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification that a prospective participant in a

lower tier covered transaction has not been debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded

from the covered transaction, unless the participant knows that the certification is erroneous. A

participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals.

Each participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List.

Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to

render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not

required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business

dealings.

9. Except for transactions authorized under Paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered

transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,

debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other

remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction

originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

Certification Regarding Lobbying

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FOOD PRODUCTS

CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

EXCEEDING $100,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:

1. No Federal appropriated-funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the

undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or

employee of congress, or an employee of a member of congress in connection with

the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making

of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the

extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal

contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

2. If any funds other than Federal-appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to

any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any

agency, a member of congress, an officer or employee of congress, or an employee

of a member of congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or

cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-

LLL, Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying, in accordance with its instructions.

3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the

award documents for all sub-awards at all tiers (including sub-contracts, sub- grants,

and contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-

recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when

this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite

for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code.

Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of

not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Name and Address of Vendor

Title of Submitting Official

Date:

(Signature of Official (Executive Director) Authorized to Sign Application)

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L285 - Food Products (Frozen/Refrigerated/Canned/Dry)

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