Project Information

Bid Title

Small Kitchen Equipment Purchases

Issuing Agency

State Government of Iowa

Location

Iowa

Published Date

Mar 9, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 27, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

RFP-SEP-2026 3

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Project Description

Bid Information

Bid Number

RFP-SEP-2026 3

Solicitation

Small Kitchen Equipment Purchases

Solicitation Type

Request for Proposals

County

Iowa

Description

Description

The Southeast Polk Community School District Nutrition Services Department issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) for various small food service equipment items, including:

Robot Coupes
Fruit slicers
Can openers
Single-door reach-in freezer
Single-door reach-in refrigerator
Heated holding cabinets

Agency Information

Number

005

Name

Administrative Services, Dept

Address 1

1305 E Walnut ST

Address 2

City/State/Zip

Des Moines, IA 50319

Contact Information

Contact Name

Central Procurement

Contact Title

Central Procurement

Contact Email

purchasing.mailbox@iowa.gov

Contact Phone Number

(515) 281-7073

Contact Phone Extension

Contact Other Number

Contact Fax Number

Valid Dates

From

3/8/2026 7:45:00 AM

Until

3/27/2026 12:00:00 PM

Documents/Attachments

SEP Official Pricing Sheet

3/6/2026 8:03:22 AM

SEP RFP Small Kitchen Equipment Purchase

3/6/2026 8:02:56 AM

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R​ equest for​

P​ roposals –​

S​ EP Small​

E​ quipment​

P​ urchases​

​The Southeast Polk Community School​

D​ istrict Nutrition Services Department​

​issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) for​

v​ arious small food service equipment​

​items, including:​

●​ ​ ​Robot Coupes​

●​ ​ F​ ruit slicers​

​●​ C​ an openers​

​●​ ​Single-door reach-in freezer​

​●​ ​Single-door reach-in refrigerator​

●​ ​ ​Heated holding cabinets​

C​ ontact:​

S​ ara Salvini​

​Director of Food & Nutrition Services​

​Southeast Polk Community School District​

​8031 NE University Avenue​

​Pleasant Hill, Iowa 50327​

​Phone: (515) 957-3431​

s​ ara.salvini@southeastpolk.org​

​RFP # SEP SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASE​

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​RFP # SEP SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHASE​

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T​ ABLE OF CONTENTS​

1​ ​ S​ ECTION 1- INTRODUCTION​

​1.1​ B​ ackground​

1​ .2​ I​ntent of the Request for Proposal (RFP)​

​1.3​ ​Contract Type​

​1.4​ ​Definitions​

​2​ ​SECTION 2: ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION​

2​ .1​ ​Issuing Officer​

​2.2​ ​Procurement Timetable​

2​ .3​ Q​ uestions, Request for Clarification and Suggested​C​ hanges​

2​ .4​ R​ esponse to Inquiries​

2​ .5​ ​Amendment to the RFP and Withdrawal of the RFP​

​2.6​ C​ ost to Prepare the RFP​

2​ .7​ R​ ejection of RFP​

2​ .8​ R​ eservation of Rights​

​2.9​ ​Public Disclosure of RFP Contents​

​2.10​ R​ FP Clarification Process​

​2.11​ ​Vendor Disqualification​

​2.12​ ​Regulations​

3​ ​ S​ ECTION 3: VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES​

3​ .1​ ​Requirements​

3​ .2​ F​ ederal Procurement Requirements​

3​ .3​ B​ usiness Ethics​

4​ ​ S​ ECTION 4: FORMAT AND CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL​

4​ .1​ I​nstructions​

​4.2​ ​Format​

​4.2.1​ ​Typed​

4​ .2.2​ ​Page Numbering​

4​ .2.3​ ​Formatting​

4​ .2.4​ V​ endor Name​

4​ .2.5​ ​Number of Copies​

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4​ .2.6​ ​Envelope Labeling​

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​4.3​ ​Response Content​

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​4.3.1​ P​ roposal Cover Letter​

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4​ .3.2​ T​ able of Contents​

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4​ .3.3​ A​ cknowledgement​

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4​ .3.4​ O​ fficial Pricing Spreadsheet​

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4​ .3.5​ ​Suspension and Debarment Certification​

1​ 5​

​4.3.6​ ​Certification of Lobbying​

1​ 5​

​4.3.7​ ​Assurance of Civil Rights Compliance​

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4​ .3.8​ ​References​

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4​ .3.9​ A​ ssurance of Non-Collusion or Certificate of​I​ndependence​

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​5​ S​ ECTION 5: CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS​

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5​ .1​ P​ recedence for Contract Documents​

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5​ .2​ ​Appropriated Funds​

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​5.3​ ​Contractor Responsibility​

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​5.4​ ​Contract Termination​

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​5.5​ C​ onflict of Interest Clause​

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​5.6​ ​Equal Employment Opportunity​

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5​ .7​ C​ lean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) and the Federal​W​ ater Pollution Control Act (33​

​U.S.C. 1251-1387)​

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​5.8​ E​ nergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.​6​ 201)​

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​5.9​ ​Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40​U​ .S.C. 3701-3708)​

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5​ .10​ ​Targeted Small Business Certification​

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5​ .11​ ​Insurance​

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5​ .12​ C​ onfidentiality of Proposal​

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5​ .13​ ​Protest Procedures​

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5​ .14​ ​Indemnification​

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​5.15​ ​Force Majeure​

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5​ .16​ R​ ecord Keeping Requirements​

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6​ ​ S​ ECTION 6: EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS​

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​6.1​ ​Evaluation​

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6​ .2​ E​ valuation Committee​

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7​ ​ ​SECTION 7: INTENT TO AWARD​

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7​ .1​ N​ otice of Intent to Award​

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​List of RFP Attachments​

A​ ttachment #1: Proposal Cover Letter​

​Attachment #2: Acknowledgement​

A​ ttachment #3: Official Pricing Spreadsheet (Additional Sheet Provided in Excel Format)​

A​ ttachment #4: Suspension and Debarment Certification​

​Attachment #5: Certification Regarding Lobbying​

A​ ttachment #6: Assurance of Civil Rights Compliance​

A​ ttachment #7: Acceptance of Terms and Conditions​

​Attachment #8: References​

​Attachment #9: Assurance of Non-Collusion and Certificate of Independence​

​Attachment #10: Robot Coupe and Attachment Specifications​

​Attachment #11: High School Reach-in Freezer & Mitchellville Elementary Reach-in​

​Refrigerator​

​Attachment #12: Sunkist Slicers and Attachment Specifications​

A​ ttachment #13: Edlund Electric Can Openers​

A​ ttachment #14: High School Mobile Welded Pan Racks​

​Attachment #15: Metro C5 Hot Holding Cabinet​

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 238290Other Building Equipment Contractors
• NAICS 423440Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

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