Wayne-Finger Lakes Board of Cooperative Education Services #WFL 2027-04B

Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES cooperative grocery and food-service supply bid

Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES is seeking cooperative bids for a broad range of grocery and food-service products for participating organizations. - Government buyer: Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES, the Board of Cooperative Educational Services for Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Yates Counties, based in Newark, New York; serving a cooperative group of participating entities. - What is requested: A wide-ranging grocery supply, including bakery products, meat and poultry, beverages, cereals, dairy, frozen foods, snacks, sauces, pasta, produce, and pantry staples. Quantities are generally in cases, packs, or each; no product part numbers are provided. - Notable quantities: Apple juice cups — 5,451 cases; orange juice cups — 3,870 cases; fruit-punch juice cups — 3,015 cases; spring water — 1,688 cases; chicken popcorn snackers — 1,806 cases; chicken tender strips — 1,584 cases; chicken patties — 1,270 cases; and peanut-butter-and-grape-jelly sandwiches — 1,964 cases. - Bagel items include: Plain sliced bagels (215 cases), plain whole-wheat sliced (220), white whole-wheat sliced (50), plain bagged (40), everything Long Island (120), mini strawberry (355), cinnamon-raisin (29), mini cinnamon (280), and plain whole-grain sliced (742). Named manufacturers include BAGELOVERS, INC., ACELERADA LLC, and GENERAL MILLS-FROZEN. - Other named manufacturers and brands include: PLZ CORP; Nestlé-Minors USA; Smithfield Foods; The Hillshire Brands Company; Slate Foods; Gregory Packaging; Porter Capital; Adirondack Beverages; Switch Beverage Company; Tropical Paradise; Kraft Heinz; Red Jacket Orchards; Sparkling Ice; J & J Snack Foods; Super Bakery; Bake Crafters; Conagra Brands-Pinnacle; Tyson Foods; General Mills; Kellogg/Kellanova; Rich Products; Frito-Lay; Campbell Sales; McCain Potatoes; Pilgrim’s Pride-Goldkist; Rich Chicks; DeIorio Foods; Schwan’s Food Service; and numerous additional named food manufacturers and brands in the item schedule. - Requirements: Some lines identify a manufacturer or brand, while others permit an equal product. Bidders offering an equivalent must provide catalog, website, or manufacturer documentation sufficient to verify equivalency. The schedule includes New York State-designated items and products with specified characteristics such as whole grain, gluten-free, reduced sodium, and individually wrapped or portion-packed packaging. - Term: The initial release indicates an approximately six-month contract period. The attachment summary does not provide a separate term.

Description

Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES and participating entities are soliciting bids for cooperative grocery items. The participants have formed a Cooperative Bid Group under General Municipal Law Section 119-o to contract with vendors and establish prices for the items during the contract term. The bid is effective January 1, 2027, through June 30, 2027, and includes item listings and vendor bid forms. Bids are due November 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET.

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