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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.  Franklin County Technical School acts as the procurement agent for all of the MSBG bids.

2026 Open Bids

​The 2026 MSBG Bids have been released, and the documents may be downloaded below.  All submissions are due no later than 3:00 PM on Monday, May 4, 2026. Submission instructions are detailed in the IFB.  Vendors should review the IFB carefully as there have been several changes since the last bid release.  Any necessary addena will be posted on this page.

The bid opening will take place beginning at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The location will be:

Franklin County Technical School
82 Industrial Blvd.
Turner’s Falls, MA 01376

Bid Documents: (Click below to download)
Beverage Bid
Milk Bid (fixed price only) *Updated 3-17-26*
Bread Bid
Paper Bid
Grocery Bid
Sanitation Bid

Addenda

Consolidated Addendum #1, March 17, 2026
Revised Milk Bid Price sheet 3-17-26
​Consolidated Addendum #2, March 27, 2026
Paper Bid Addendum #1, April 10, 2026

Current Awarded bids and RFPs

25-26 Grocery Bid, Thurston Foods
25-26 Paper Bid, BradyPlus
25-26 Beverage Bid, Polar Beverages
25-26 Bread Bid, zones 1&4, Duva Distributors
25-26 Brrad Bid, zones 2&3, Fantini Bakery
25-26 Milk Bid - Fixed, zones 1-3, New Engalnd Ice Cream
25-26 Milk Bid - Indexed, zones 1-3, New Engalnd Ice Cream
25-26 Milk Bid - Fixed, zone 4, Hemingway Dairy
25-26 Milk Bid - Indexed, zone 4, Hemingway Dairy
24-26 Sanitation Bid - SFS of New England