CO-OP FOOD PURCHASING PROGRAM
-  page updated Feb. 20, 2020  -

The SSoM Cooperative Food Purchasing Program provides quality food and food service supply items to schools and child-based organizations across Montana at a substantial cost savings through high-volume bid purchasing. All food items adhere to the guidelines of the Federal School Lunch Program and food nutrition requirements. These items are annually reviewed and updated by our Advisory Committee and put out to bid twice a year, with up to four deliveries for each order period. The bid pricing we receive is based on order quantity averages from the previous two bid cycles.
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2019-2020 IMPORTANT DATES
2020
Jan. 27
Feb. 24
​Feb. 24
​Mar. 2
Mar. 16
​​Mar. 23
​Apr. 20
​Apr. 30
​May 1
​May TBD
2019
Aug. 26
Sept. 23
​Oct. 1
Oct. 1
Oct. 17
Oct. 18
Oct. 21
​Oct. 22
​Nov. 1
​Nov. 8
Nov. 15
​Nov. 18
Nov. 18
Dec. 10
​Dec. 11

Spring 2020 Delivery 1 begins (ends Feb. 14)
Spring 2020 Delivery 2 begins (ends Mar. 13)
20-21 SY IFB-0009 open for bids (closes Mar. 30)
20-21 SY IFB-0010 open for bids (closes Apr. 2)
Admin Fee invoices sent to Spring 2020 order participants
​Spring 2020 Delivery 3 begins (ends Apr. 10)
​Spring 2020 Delivery 4 begins (ends May 8)
​Admin Fee invoice payments due
Fall 2020 order window OPENS : )
Fall 2020 order window CLOSES

​Fall 2019 Delivery 1 begins
Fall 2019 Delivery 2 begins
IFB #SSoM-008 opens for bids (Spring 2020)
Admin Fee invoices go out to Fall 2019 order participants
Great Falls Advisory Committee meeting
Missoula Advisory Committee meeting
Fall 2019 Delivery 3 begins
​Miles City Advisory Committee meeting
​IFB #SSoM-008 bids due by 12pm MST
​Bid award date :)
Admin Fee invoice payments due
Spring 2020 order window OPENS : )
Fall 2019 Delivery 4 begins
Spring 2020 order window CLOSES at 11:59pm
Order reports sent to bid winner by EOD