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Bids and RFPs

The Massachusetts School Buying Group currently solicits 6 bids, grocery, paper, bread, beverages, milk and dairy and warewashing services.  The grocery and paper bids are divided into 2 zones and the milk and bread bids are divided into 4 zones.


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Our bids are administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.  For more information please contact Mark Fine at mfine@mapc.org, ​617-933-0789.

2022 Open Bids

The 2022 bid opening has been changed to Tuesday, May 31, 2022 and will be held via Zoom.  Details on the bid opening meeting are included in the IFB documents. The schedule is as follows:

Paper Bid: 10:00 AM
Bread Bid: 10:30 AM
Grocery Bid: 11:00 AM

2022 Bid Documents (click to download)

Grocery IFB
Cumulative Grocery Addenda, April 20, 2022
Grocery Addendum #1, March 8, 2022
Grocery Addendum #2, March 8, 2022
Grocery Addendum #3, March 10, 2022
Grocery Addendum #4, March 15, 2022
Grocery Addendum #5, March 21, 2022
Grocery Addendum #6, March 24, 2022
Grocery Addendum #7, April 6, 2022
Grocery Addendum #8, April 15, 2022
Grocery Addendum #9, April 19, 2022
Grocery Addendum #10, April 20, 2022
Ace Endico Alternate Request
Thurston Alternate Request
Paper IFB
Paper Addendum #1, March 21, 2022
Paper Addendum #2, March 24, 2022
Paper Addendum #3, April 6, 2022
WB Mason Alternate Request
Bread IFB
Bread Addendum #1, March 21, 2022
Bread Addendum #2, April 6, 2022

​Please note that all bids are to be submitted via email AND on the CommBuys portal.  No hard copies of the bids will be accepted.  Instructions on how to submit bids will be reviewed at the online Vendor conference, scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM.  Details on the conference as well as the submissions instructions are included in the IFB documents.

Bids are also available by contacting Mark Fine at MAPC: mfine@mapc.org, 617-933-0789.  Addenda and other pertinent updates will be posted on this page.

Current Awarded bids and RFPs

2020-2021 Grocery Bid, Western Zone - Thurston Foods Inc.
2020-2021 Paper Bid, Eastern Zone, Mansfield Paper
2020-2021 Paper Bid, Western Zone, Mansfield Paper
2020-2022 Bread Bid, Zones 1 and 4, Duva Distributors
2020-2022 Bread Bid, Zones 2 and 3, Fantini Bakery
2020-2021 Milk and Dairy Bid, Zones 1-3, - New England Ice Cream
2020-2021 Milk and Dairy Bid, Zone 4, All Star Dairy
2019-2021 Grocery Bid, Eastern Zone - Thurston Foods Inc.
2019-2021 Beverage Bid - Polar Beverages
2019-2021 Warewashing Bid - SFS of New England

Please contact Tim Goossens, Bid Coordinator with any questions.