Invitation to Bid: Our Food Market Basket for the Head Start - TN IFB 2026

Tennessee Public Notice (Shelbyville Times-Gazette), Tennessee. South Central Human Resource Agency, P.O. Box 638, 1437 Winchester Hwy, Fayetteville, TN 37334 is accepting bids for our food market basket for the Head Start 2026/2027 school year. Bids. Open — accepting responses.

About this solicitation

South Central Human Resource Agency, P.O. Box 638, 1437 Winchester Hwy, Fayetteville, TN 37334 is accepting bids for our food market basket for the Head Start 2026/2027 school year. Bids will be received electronically unt ... Published in Shelbyville Times-Gazette.

Bid summary

Tennessee Public Notice (Shelbyville Times-Gazette) issued this food service opportunity in Tennessee. It was published on June 4, 2026.

Public procurement context

Tennessee Public Notice (Shelbyville Times-Gazette) in Tennessee is using this solicitation to procure food service work. Public buyers typically advertise this kind of work as an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Proposals (RFP), or Request for Qualifications (RFQ), depending on whether the selection is price-driven, qualifications-driven, or both. Bidders responding to a food service solicitation in Tennessee are generally expected to provide proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, hold any state license or trade certification required for the scope of work, and post performance and payment bonds for contracts above the agency's threshold.

Contracts of this type are usually awarded under the issuing agency's published procurement rules, with bid bond, performance bond, and reference requirements set in the solicitation documents. PublicBidSearch indexes this solicitation alongside other open bids in Tennessee so contractors and vendors can compare active opportunities by category, agency, or location without monitoring each procurement portal individually.

How to respond to this IFB

To submit a bid for this IFB, review the full solicitation documents for Tennessee Public Notice (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)'s exact scope of work, submission format, and any mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit. Confirm how the agency accepts responses — through an electronic procurement portal, as a sealed hard-copy bid, or by email — because the required method varies by agency and a non-conforming submission can be disqualified. Vendors that have not previously contracted with Tennessee Public Notice (Shelbyville Times-Gazette) should confirm whether registration on the agency's vendor system is required to be eligible for award.

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