CN Final Pizza and Pizza Delivery Services SY27

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Mar 2, 2026
Due:	Mar 11, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	89 - Subsistence (Food)
Solicitation No:	173-20260220121514 OSSD
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Procurement Details

Smart Number	173-20260220121514 OSSD	Advertised Date	03/02/2026 1:00 PM
RFx #	3170035133	Submission Date	03/11/2026 2:00 PM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICES NON-IT
RFx Opening Date	N/A	Sub Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICE - NON-TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	MDA - RFx
Agency	MPTAP
RFx Description	The Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees invites you to participate in an RFP bidding process by submitting a proposal for Ready-To-Eat Pizza with Pizza Delivery Services SY27. This invitation will be advertised in the Sun Herald, and specifi

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
96219	Serv MiscNo2Cafeter

Awarded

VENDOR NAME

VENDOR NUMBER

AWARD DATE

AWARD AMOUNT

FUNDING SOURCE

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Ocean Springs School District

Request for Proposal:

Ready-To-Eat Pizza with Pizza Delivery Services SY27

The Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees invites you to participate in an RFP bidding process

by submitting a proposal for Ready-To-Eat Pizza with Pizza Delivery Services SY27. This invitation will be

advertised in the Sun Herald, and specifications and guidelines may be obtained by visiting

www.ossdms.org or www.centralauctionhouse.com, or by visiting the School Business Office, 2300

Government Street, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564. Official Bid Documents may be downloaded, and

electronic bids may be submitted at www.centralauctionhouse.com. For any questions about the electronic

bidding process and to receive bidding credentials, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814. Electronic

submittal of the RFP is not required, but is encouraged.

Bid & Implementation Timeline:

Posting of Bid Notice to the State Bid Bank

First Publication of the Bid Notice by the Newspaper

Second Publication of the Bid Notice by the Newspaper

Last day to submit questions

RFP Opened

RFP Evaluation Period

Recommendation to the BOT

February 22, 2026

March 1, 2026

March 3, 2026, 10:00 AM, CST

March 11, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT

March 11-13, 2026

April 21, 2026

Purpose and Need:

Ocean Springs School District (OSSD) is requesting RFPs for ready-to-eat pizza with pizza delivery services.

By ready-to-eat, we mean freshly cooked pepperoni and cheese pizzas that meet USDA nutritional

requirements, and that will be delivered to the Ocean Springs High School, Ocean Springs Middle School, and

Ocean Springs Upper Elementary. This will be a once-per-week delivery for service dates from August 7,

2026, through May 14, 2027. The preferred delivery day is Wednesday of each week for Ocean Springs High

School and Ocean Springs Middle School, and Friday for Ocean Springs Upper Elementary, although

flexibility is available if necessary. The Director of Child Nutrition must approve any adjustment to deliveries.

Questions Regarding This RFP: All questions must be submitted via email to Jessica Toland, Purchasing

Specialist, and Amy Armata at aarmata@ossdms.org and will be answered via Q&A or Addendum. Check the

Central Auction House and OSSD websites before submitting your bid to verify receipt of these documents.

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Scope of Work and Specifications:

Product Requirements:

• Pizza, Enriched, Pepperoni

o Size shall be 16” in diameter

o Each slice must meet 2 oz. of meat/meat alternate (2 oz. plus-wt. protein or alternate protein

product) and 2 oz. of grain bread serving

o The pizza dough shall be made from enriched flour.

o A 16-inch pepperoni pizza shall have 100% real mozzarella and a minimum of 24 slices of

pepperoni, distributed evenly over the pizza

o Each pizza shall be cut into eight (8) uniform, cleanly cut slices

o No substitutions allowed

• Pizza, Enriched, Cheese

o Size shall be 16” in diameter

o Each slice must meet 2 weight of a grain bread serving

o The pizza dough shall be made from enriched flour

o A 16-inch cheese pizza shall have 100% real mozzarella

o Each pizza shall be cut into eight (8) uniform, cleanly cut slices

o No substitutions allowed

Preparation:

The pizzas must be fully prepared, sliced uniformly, and delivered in insulated containers to ensure the

temperature of the delivered product is kept within Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)

guidelines. Irregularly sliced pizza will be returned with a credit required. 16-inch pepperoni and cheese

pizzas will be ordered for each site.

Quality/Quantity:

The successful bidder shall furnish and deliver the quantities designated by the Director of Child

Nutrition to each school site. Any deliveries, which in the opinion of the Director of Child Nutrition, are

not in accordance and with conformity with the bid specifications, shall be rejected. Actual usage,

whether lesser or greater than the estimated amounts, shall not affect the prices as submitted and

accepted by the ODDS Child Nutrition Department.

Deliveries:

Deliveries are to be made by the successful bidder’s equipment or by other means to ensure prompt

delivery. Due care shall be exercised in packing, handling, and delivering to ensure the pizza arrives in

good condition. Arrival of pizza in any other than excellent condition shall be the responsibility of the

successful bidder. The frequency of delivery will be interspersed throughout the contract period, but will

be a minimum of 1x per week. Acts of God, holidays, and other events may affect the delivery

schedule. Packing slips that identify the pizzas ordered must accompany every delivery. Deliveries will

be expected within 10 minutes before serving time at each school location and possibly once during

serving hours, depending on location and amount sold. Delivery times depend on the serving times at

each school site. See Attachment A.

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Additional Requirements for all Pizza Products:

• Pizza must be prepared and portioned consistently to ensure contribution requirements and

quality are met throughout the entire contract/agreement.

• Product must be boxed and delivered within 10 minutes before the first meal service period and

again during meal service if applicable.

• Pizza must be delivered under temperature control, with the product being received at 140

degrees or above.

• Documentation of temperatures for the product must be maintained and include departure

time/temperature and delivered time/temperature. This must be included with every delivery.

• Evidence of contribution for the meat/meat alternate and grain/bread must be submitted in writing,

signed, and dated. This information must be included in your proposal submission.

• A copy of the bidder's Meat and Grain statement and Nutritional Facts for Pizza must be included

with the proposal submission.

Terms and Payment:

If OSSD, in whole or in part, is not satisfied with the performance of services or products supplied, as agreed to

within this RFP, they may terminate the agreement after giving specific reason(s) for dissatisfaction within a

thirty (30) day period, as determined by OSSD. Payment will be made no later than forty-five (45) days after an

invoice for products or services has been submitted and

• There are no unresolved problems with the product or services.

• The bill for the appropriate amount is presented to the OSSD Child Nutrition Department by the

last Thursday of each month.

• There are no liability and/or insurance problems with the required insurance coverage limits.

Insurance:

Vendor is required to obtain and list the OSSD as additionally insured up to the following limits and coverages:

• General Liability-Each Occurrence $1,000,000.00

• Automobile Liability-Combined Single Limit $1,000,000.00

• Worker’s Compensation- Statute Requirement

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STANDARD TERMS OF AGREEMENT AND CONDITIONS OF BID

For the purposes of clarity, the terms contractor, vendor and seller shall be synonymous. The terms Ocean

Springs School District and owner shall be synonymous. The terms BID and Proposal shall be synonymous.

1. Purchases: Every purchase by the Ocean Springs School District of goods, services, or both, shall be governed by the following

terms and conditions, except to the extent that such terms, and conditions are specifically modified or altered by the terms and

conditions of the specifications sheet/s.

2. Gratuities: The District may, by written notice to the Seller, cancel this contract without liability to Seller and District if it is determined

by District that gratuities, in the form of entertainment, gifts, or otherwise, were offered or given by the Seller, or any agent, or

representative of the Seller, to an officer or employee of the District with a view toward securing a BID or securing favorable treatment

with determinations with respect to the performance of such BID. In the event this BID is canceled by District pursuant to this provision,

District shall be entitled, in addition to any other rights and remedies, to recover or withhold the amount of the cost incurred by Seller.

Prohibition against Personal Interest in Bids: If any member of the Board of Trustees of the District or any employee of the District has

any interest, either direct or indirect, in the business of the Seller, such interest must be disclosed in Seller’s BID. At the discretion and

interpretation of the District, such interest may disqualify the Seller/Vendor as meeting the requirements of this BID.

3. Special Tools and Test Equipment: If the price stated in the Proposal includes the cost of any special tooling or special

equipment fabricated or required by Seller for the purpose of fulfilling Seller’s obligations, such special tooling equipment and any

process sheets related thereto shall become the property of the District, to the extent feasible, and shall be identified by the Seller as

such.

4. Warranty and Price: The price to be paid by the District shall be contained in Seller’s proposal which Seller warrants to be no higher

than Seller’s current prices on order for products/services of the kind and specification covered by this agreement for similar quantities

under similar or like conditions and methods of purchase. The Seller warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or

retained to solicit or secure this BID upon an agreement or understanding for commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee that

would exceed the BID proposal pricing. For breach or violation of this warranty, the District shall have the right in addition to any other

right or rights to cancel this BID without liability and to deduct from the BID price, or otherwise recover the full amount of such

commission, percentage, brokerage or contingent fee.

5. Warranty Products: Seller shall not limit or exclude any implied warranties. Any attempt to do so shall render this BID void at the

option of the District. Seller warrants that the goods/services furnished will conform to the specification, drawings and descriptions

contained in the BID Documents and to the sample/s furnished by Seller, if any.

6. Safety Warranty: Seller warrants that the product or service sold/distributed in the District shall conform to the standards promulgated

by the U. S. Department of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970. In the event the product/service does

not conform to OSHA standards, District may discontinue the use of products/services at the Sellers expense.

7. No Warranty by District against Infringements: As part of this BID for sale, Seller agrees to ascertain whether goods manufactured

or services provided in accordance with the specifications attached to the agreement will give rise to the rightful claim of any third person

by way of infringement or the like. District makes no warranty that the production of goods/services according to the specification will not

give rise to such a claim. In the event the Seller is sued on the grounds of infringement or the like will result, the Seller will notify District

to the effect in writing, of the notification of infringement. If District does not receive notice and is subsequently held liable for the

infringement or the like, Seller will indemnify the District and hold District harmless from any loss, cost or expense. If Seller ascertains

that production of the goods/services in accordance with the specifications will result in infringement or the like, this BID shall be null and

void. The Seller at the end of the warranty period shall deliver to the District any and all documents and operating manuals for

technology, equipment, telecommunication access/passwords and training to maintain the equipment to continue to operate the

systems.

8. Commitment of Current Revenue: The BID is conditioned on a best effort attempt by this governing body to obtain and appropriate

funds for payment of the BID and the continuing right to terminate. This BID is a commitment of the District’s current revenues only. the

district shall have the right upon ten (10) working days written notice to the offeror, to terminate or modify the agreement without

damage, penalty, cost of expenses to the district of any kind whatsoever. The effective date of termination or modification shall be as

specified in the notice of termination or modification.

9. Certification of Independent Price Determination: The offeror certifies that the prices submitted in response to the solicitation

have been arrived at independently and without for the purpose of restricting competition−any consultation, communication, or

agreement with any other bidder or competition relating to those prices, the intention to submit a bid or the methods or factors used to

calculate the prices bid.

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10. Advertising: Seller shall not advertise or publish, without District’s prior consent, the fact that District has entered into this BID,

except to the extent necessary to comply with proper requests for information from an authorized representative of the federal, state or

local government.

11. Right to Assurance: Whenever one party to this BID in good faith has reason to question the other party’s intent to perform, he may

demand that the other party give written assurance of this intent to perform. In the event that a demand is made and no assurance is

given within five (5) days of the request, the demanding party may treat this failure as an anticipatory repudiation of the BID.

12. Independent Contractor: Seller shall perform the services and/or provide goods required by the BID Document as an independent

contractor and shall furnish such services/goods in its own manner and method. Under no circumstances or conditions shall any agent,

servant, or employee of Seller be considered as an employee of the District. No act performed or representation made, whether oral or

written, by the contractor with respect to third parties shall be binding on Ocean Springs School District. Offeror holds harmless the

Ocean Springs School District from and against any claim, loss, expense, or damage to any person or property arising out of this

contract.

13. Hold Harmless: Seller shall fully indemnify, save and hold harmless the District, its officers, employees, and agents (hereafter “the

indemnities) against any and all liability, damage, loss, claims, demands and actions of any nature whatsoever on account of personal

injuries (including, without limitation on the foregoing, worker’s compensation and death claims), or property loss or damage of any kind

whatsoever, which arise out of or in any manner connected with, or are claimed to arise out of or be in any manner connection with, the

performance of the BID and its awarded products/services. Seller shall, at its own expense, investigate all such claims and demands,

attend to their settlement or other disposition, defend all actions based thereon and pay all charges of attorneys and all other costs and

expenses of any kind arising from any such liability, damage, loss, claims, demand and actions.

14. Assignment Delegation: No right or interest in this BID shall be assigned or delegation of any obligation made by Seller without the

written approval of the District. No BID or its provisions may be assigned, sublet or transferred without the written consent of the District.

The performance of this BID by Seller is of the essence of the BID and the District’s right to withhold consent to such assignment or

delegation by Seller shall wholly void and hold totally ineffective for all purposes unless made in conformity with this paragraph.

15. Waiver: No claim or right arising out of a breach of this BID can be discharged in whole or in part by a waiver or renunciation of the

claim or right unless the waiver or renunciation is supported by consideration and is in writing signed by the aggrieved.

16. Modifications: The signed BID can be modified or rescinded only by a written request signed by both parties and their duly

authorized agents.

17. Modification to Specifications: Any and all variances from the items specified must be submitted in writing to the Business Office

in addition to detailed manufacturer’s specifications ten (10) days prior to BID Opening.

18. Non-Resident Vendors: Non-resident vendors must include documentation of the non-resident vendor’s state preference laws. This

is the amount or percentage of preference states give to resident vendors from their own state when awarding Bids. If the local state

does not have a non-resident vendor’s preference law, please attach a letter stating such. Such non-resident preferences shall be

treated in a reciprocal manner.

19. Applicable Law: This BID shall be governed by the Mississippi Code as enacted by legislature which is effective and in force on the

date of this BID together with any other laws of the United States, The State of Mississippi, Ordinances of the County of Jackson,

Mississippi and the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi and the policies and procedures of the Ocean Springs School District.

20. Interpretation Evidence: The BID Documents are intended by the parties as the final expression of their agreement and are

intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of their agreement. No course of prior dealings between the parties

and no usage of the trade shall be relevant to supplement or explain any term used in this agreement. Acceptance or acquiescence in a

course of performance rendered under this agreement shall not be relevant to determine the meaning of this agreement even though the

accepting or acquiescing party has knowledge of the performance and opportunity for objection. Whenever a term defined by codes, is

used in this agreement, the definition contained in the code is to control.

21. E-Verify Program: Vendor/Seller represents and warrants that it will ensure its compliance with the Mississippi Employment

Protection Act (Senate Bill 2988 from the 2008 Regular Legislative Session) and will register and participate in the status verification

system for all newly hired employees. The term “employee” as used herein means any person that is hired to perform work with the

State of Mississippi. As used herein, “status verification system” means the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility

Act of 1996 that is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, also known as the E-Verify Program, or any other

successor electronic verification system replacing the E-Verify Program. Vendor/Seller agrees to maintain records of such compliance

and, upon request of the State, to provide a copy of each such verification to the State. Vendor/Seller further represents and warrants

that any person assigned to perform services hereunder meets the employment eligibility requirements of all immigration laws of the

State of Mississippi. Vendor/Seller understands and agrees that any breach of these warranties may subject Vendor/Seller to the

following: (a) termination of this Agreement and ineligibility for any state or public contract in Mississippi for up to three (3) years, with

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