Bid Announcement: Summer Food Service Program

The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina invites the submission of sealed bids from qualified vendors for shelf stable foods for breakfast and lunch five days a week to approximately 110,000 children, grades Kindergarten through 12 at respective sites for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. All foods must meet the minimum standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Summer Food Service Program meals for each type. Specific locations will be listed in the Invitation for Bid. Operating dates are June 1, 2026, to August 21, 2026.

Request your bid packet here.

Bids must be received by 10:00am on April 8, 2026, at Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. The Bid opening will be held April 8, 2026, at 10:00am at 1924 Capital Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27604. Bids will be accepted until opening day and time. Interested parties may obtain the bid package at Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, on any weekday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, or by email Sara Clement at sclement@foodbankcenc.org.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid is responsive to this invitation and is most advantageous to the organization, price and other factors considered. Any or all bids may be rejected when it is in the interest of the organization to do so.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form — which can be obtained online here, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. 

The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

1. MAIL: U.S. Department of Agriculture 
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
    
2. FAX: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
    
3. EMAIL: Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.