Bids & Requests for Proposals

Doing Business with One City Schools

One City Schools, Inc. posts its formal solicitations (Requests for Proposals and Invitations for Bids) on this page, together with addenda and award notices.

Each solicitation names one point of contact. Send all questions in writing to that person only.

Open Solicitations

RFP OCS-PV-2027-01
Open

Prime Vendor / Commercial Distributor Services

Commercial food products, food service supplies and USDA Foods distribution for the School Food Authority's Child Nutrition Programs, in two lots: Lot 1, K-8 school meals at 1707 W. Broadway, Monona; Lot 2, preschool CACFP meals at 2012 Fisher St., Madison. Proposers may bid one or both lots. Initial term: January 11, 2027 through June 30, 2027, with optional one-year renewals.

Key dates (Central Time)

  • Released: Monday, November 9, 2026
  • Notice of restrictive specifications due: Monday, November 16, 2026, 4:00 P.M.
  • Written questions due: Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 4:00 P.M.
  • Addendum with answers issued: Monday, November 23, 2026
  • Proposals due and opened: Monday, December 14, 2026, 2:00 P.M., at 1707 W. Broadway, Monona, WI 53713

Addenda

No addenda have been issued. Check this page for addenda before you submit.

How to submit

By email only to rfp@onecityschools.org with the subject line "OCS-PV-2027-01 Proposal – [Proposer Name]". Include one PDF (technical proposal and forms) and the completed pricing workbook. Late proposals will not be opened or considered.

Point of contact

Natalia Navarro-Albaladejo, Chief Operating Officer
nnavarro@onecityschools.org | (608) 531-2128

How to Submit

  • Submit by email to rfp@onecityschools.org unless the solicitation says otherwise, and use the subject line it requires.
  • The official time of receipt is the timestamp recorded by the One City Schools email server. Each email receives an automatic confirmation of receipt.
  • Late submissions will not be opened or considered. It is the proposer's responsibility to confirm timely receipt.
  • Submissions remain unopened until the scheduled opening. At the opening, only proposer names and the lots or items bid are announced.
  • From release until the notice of intent to award, do not contact any One City Schools employee or Board member about a solicitation other than its named point of contact.

Closed Solicitations & Awards

There are no closed solicitations at this time.

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