Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/22/2025 - 6:00 PM
Category: Purchasing
Type: Action
Subject: 13.30 Milk and Milk Products Purchasing Reference 10042
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.1
1.1 Organize and align departments and resources to support district priorities, strategies, and initiatives.
Enclosure Milk & Milk Products award analysis
File Attachment:
10042 Milk and Milk Products Award Analysis.pdf
Summary: WHEREAS, quotations were electronically received on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 after public advertisement for Milk and Milk Products. Request for quotations were issued to ten (10) vendors with one (1) vendor responding; and

WHEREAS, in accordance of NJSA 18A:18A-5a (6), the District is authorized to award a contract without public advertising for food supplies; and

WHEREAS, the District’s request quotation and the vendor’s response will become the contract; and

WHEREAS, the contract is for a one (1) year commencing July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 with an option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year period; and

WHEREAS, the recommendation for award of term contract has been reviewed and approved by Krystle Whitlock, Assistant School Business Administrator.
Funding : Subject to the availability of funds.
60-60-910-310-600-359-000-000
Recommendation to the Board: NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contract for Milk and Milk Products for a one (1) year period commencing July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 with an option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year period as follows:

Farmland Fresh Dairies, Newark, NJ at a cost not to exceed $2,255,239.05

EXPLANATION: To provide the students of the Newark Board of Education with a balanced and nutritious school lunch.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Susan Balbosa - Contract Administrator 2
Signed By:
Ty-Shanique Addison - Principal Fiscal Analyst
Signed By:
Krystle Whitlock - Assistant Business Administrator
Signed By:
Sherelle Spriggs - Director Support Services
Signed By:
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:
Roger León - Superintendent
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Josephine Garcia Moved, Member Helena Vinhas seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contract for Milk and Milk Products for a one (1) year period commencing July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 with an option to renew for one (1) additional one (1) year period as follows:

Farmland Fresh Dairies, Newark, NJ at a cost not to exceed $2,255,239.05

EXPLANATION: To provide the students of the Newark Board of Education with a balanced and nutritious school lunch.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Louis Maisonave, Jr.     Yes
Hasani Council     Yes
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Allison K. James-Frison     Yes
Helena Vinhas     Yes
Kanileah Anderson     Yes
David I. Daughety     Yes