Project Information

Bid Title

V2526120RFP - CNS Farm to School

Issuing Agency

Vista Unified School District

Location

California

Published Date

Jun 4, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 5, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

V2526120RFP

Original Source

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Project Description

• V2526120RFP - CNS Farm to School
• V2526120RFP - CNS Farm to School Addendum 1
• Revised Questionnaire Part of Addendum 1
• Revised Evaluation Criteria Form Part of Addendum 1
• V2526121B - CNS Bakery Bid
• V2526121B - CNS Bakery Bid Specification Sheet
• V2526121B - CNS Bakery Bid Specification Sheet Revised - Addendum 1

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Vista Unified School District

RFP NO. V2526120RFP

Vista Unified School District

CNS FARM-TO-SCHOOL PRODUCE

RFP # V2526120RFP

RFP AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

DUE DATE: June 05, 2026

1234 Arcadia Ave.

Vista, CA 92084

Purchasing Department

(760) 726-2170, ext. 92642

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Vista Unified School District

RFP NO. V2526120RFP

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Vista Unified School District of San Diego County, California,

acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the DISTRICT will receive up to,

but not later than 3:00 o'clock p.m. on June 05, 2026, proposals for the award of a contract for CNS

FARM-TO-SCHOOL PRODUCE, RFP No. V2526120RFP.

Each proposal shall be submitted on a form obtained at the Purchasing Department, Vista Unified

School District at 1234 Arcadia Ave, Vista, CA 92084 or at

https://vistausd.org/departments/business_services/purchasing. Proposals may be sent to Jose

Mata-Villa of the Vista Unified School District, Purchasing Department, at 1234 Arcadia Ave, Vista CA

92084. RFP’s not received in the District’s Purchasing Department by the specified date and time will

be returned unopened. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to see that his/her proposal is

received at the proper time at the address noted herein. Proposals will be opened at 3:00 o'clock p.m.

on June 05, 2026, at the Purchasing Department’s assigned location and will not be read aloud. A

summary will be sent out after 48 business hours after day of opening.

Each RFP must conform and be responsive to this invitation, the Information for Proposers, the

Specifications, and all other documents comprising the pertinent Contract Documents. Copies of the

Contract Documents are now on file and may be obtained at the purchasing website stated above.

The RFP will be awarded by the point system using the criteria which has been established and outlined

as per sample located on pg. 13 of this RFP. The Vista Unified School District reserves the right to

reject any or all RFP’s, to accept or reject any one or more items of an RFP, to award multiple suppliers

or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the RFP or in the proposals.

No proposer may withdraw his/her RFP for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening.

In the event of identical RFP’s, the Governing Board may determine by lot which shall be accepted per

Public Contract Code 20117.

Vista Unified School District

Martha Alvarado

Clerk of the Governing Board

Publication: The Daily Journal

Advertising dates: 05/20/26; 05/27/26

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Vista Unified School District

RFP NO. V2526120RFP

RFP PACKAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS

RFP No. V2526120RFP

CNS FARM-TO-SCHOOL PRODUCE

RFP DOCUMENT SECTION

RFP Notice to Proposers

Table of Contents

* RPF Proposal Form

* Non-collusion Declaration

Instructions and conditions to Proposers

General Conditions

* Agreement Page

* Proposer Criteria Form

Supplier Questionnaire Form

Certification Attachments Section

* Equal Opportunity Employment Act

* Certification Regarding Lobbying Form

* Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form

* Suspension and Debarment Certification Form

* Iran Contracting Act

* Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Drug-Free Workplace

* Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Alcoholic Beverage and

Tobacco-Free Campus Policy

* Contractor’s Certificate Regarding Worker’s Compensation

* Specifications

* Evaluation Criteria Form

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39-44

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FLASH DRIVE WITH ALL RFP DOCUMENTS MUST

BE SUBMITTED WITH RFP.

* Pages that require signatures and MUST be submitted as

part of RFP.

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Vista Unified School District

RFP NO. V2526120RFP

RFP PROPOSAL FORM

Board of Education

Vista Unified School District

Purchasing Department

1234 Arcadia Avenue

Vista, CA 92084

Re: Proposal for RFP No. V2526120RFP

To: Members of the Board of Education

The undersigned, doing business under the full and complete legal firm name as set forth below, having

examined the Notice to Proposers, Instructions to Proposers, the General Conditions, the Specifications, the

Agreement, and all other documents forming a part of the RFP package for the above-referenced RFP, hereby

proposes to perform the Agreement, including all of its component parts, and to furnish all materials called

by them for the entire order for the prices set forth in the quotation sheets contained in said RFP package.

The entire RFP package is submitted, together with this RFP Proposal Form, including Addenda Nos.__, __,

__, and __, on file at the Purchasing Office of said District for the prices set opposite the articles listed herein.

Name of Company: __________________________________________________________________

Legal Status (i.e., sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation):

___________________________________________

Tax I.D. Number (Sole Proprietorship Only):___________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________

Authorized Representative:

__________________________________________

Signature

__________________________________________

Name (Print or Type)

__________________________________________

Title

Date: ________________________

Telephone: ( ) ________________

FAX: ( ) ______________

E-mail address: ________________

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Vista Unified School District

RFP NO. V2526120RFP

“NONCOLLUSION DECLARATION” TO BE EXECUTED BY

PROPOSER AND SUBMITTED WITH PROPOSAL

(Public Contract Code Section 7106)

State of California

County of_________________________] ss.

I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, declare that I am an authorized officer of the party making

the foregoing proposal that the proposal is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any

undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation; that the

proposal is genuine and not collusive or sham; that the Supplier has not directly or indirectly

induced or solicited any other proposer to put in a false or sham RFP, and has not directly or

indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any Supplier or anyone else to put in a

false or sham proposal, and has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Supplier to

put in a false or sham proposal, and has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or

agreed with any Supplier or anyone else to put in a sham proposal, or that anyone shall refrain from

proposing; that the Supplier has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement,

communication, or conference with anyone to fix the proposal price of the Supplier or any other

Supplier, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the proposal price, or that of any other

Supplier, or to secure any advantage against the public body awarding the contract of anyone

interested in the proposed contract: that all statements contained in the proposal are true; and,

further, that the Supplier has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her proposal price or any

breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid,

and will not pay, any fee to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization,

proposal depository, or to any member of agent thereof to effectuate a collusive or sham proposal.

Any person executing this declaration on behalf of a Supplier that is a corporation, partnership,

joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity, hereby

represents that he or she has full power to execute, and does execute this declaration on behalf of

the Supplier.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I have read and understand this Non-Collusion

Declaration and guarantee complete compliance with all the terms, conditions and stipulations.

Supplier _____________________________________________

(Type or Print Complete Legal Name of Company)

By____________________________________________

____________

(Signature)

(Date)

Name_______________________________________

(Type or Print)

____________

(Title)

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