February Commercial new item requests due New item requests and product usage reports will be due to the cooperative Direct schools RFP’s Published the first Friday in February. Processorlink opens Proposals for direct ships schools will be published. Commodity Processing Technical Technical assistance will be provided for commodity processing pre-orders. Assistance Velocities/purchases from vendors due back to cooperative for review. Commercial purchases reviewed ESC-20 Products & Services Evaluation Responses to Products & Services Evaluation shared with stakeholders. Feedback Shared March Import Commodity Processing USDA commodity processing requests will be imported from requests Processorlink into TX-UNPS for TDA review. Proposals and Renewal Letters Proposals and/or Renewal Letters will be sent out to vendors. Proposals and Renewal Letters Proposal Bid Opening and/or Renewal Letters due from vendors May Proposal Awards Award meeting with cooperative members if new proposal has been placed Commitment System Opens out. If renewal proposal, award information will be posted on website and emailed. Enter TEXAS 20 commitments for SY 18-19 into ESC, 20 Commitment System. June Commodity Processing of Effective July 1, 2017– June 30, 2018 with the option to extend up to one (1) Contract additional one (1) year periods, or through June 30, 2019. Commercial Purchasing Terms of Effective July 15, 2017– July 14, 2018 with the option to extend up to one (1) July Contract additional one (1) year periods, or through June 30, 2019.
February Commercial new item requests due Direct schools RFP’s Published Processorlink opens Commodity Processing Technical Assistance Commercial purchases reviewed ESC-20 Products & Services Evaluation Feedback Shared New item requests and product usage reports will be due to the cooperative the first Friday in February. Proposals for direct ships schools will be published. Technical assistance will be provided for commodity processing pre-orders. Velocities/purchases from vendors due back to cooperative for review. Responses to Products & Services Evaluation shared with stakeholders. March Import Commodity Processing requests Proposals and Renewal Letters USDA commodity processing requests will be imported from Processorlink into TX-UNPS for TDA review. Proposals and/or Renewal Letters will be sent out to vendors. Proposals and Renewal Letters Proposal Bid Opening and/or Renewal Letters due from vendors May Proposal Awards Commitment System Opens Award meeting with cooperative members if new proposal has been placed out. If renewal proposal, award information will be posted on website and emailed. Enter TEXAS 20 commitments for SY 18-19 into ESC, 20 Commitment System. June Commodity Processing of Contract Effective July 1, 2017– June 30, 2018 with the option to extend up to one (1) additional one (1) year periods, or through June 30, 2019. July Commercial Purchasing Terms of Contract Effective July 15, 2017– July 14, 2018 with the option to extend up to one (1) additional one (1) year periods, or through June 30, 2019.
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