NOTICE TO PROPOSERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board ("Board") of the Centinela Valley Union High School District ("District") is inviting sealed Proposals from vendors ("Proposer(s)") for the following contract ("Contract"): RFP NO. 001/2025-2026 PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTION FOR NUTRITION SERVICES Sealed RFP will be received no later than 2:00pm., on Friday, August 22, 2025, and shall be submitted to Centinela Valley Union High School District, Purchasing Department at 14701 S. Inglewood Ave., Unit B, Hawthorne, CA 90250. It is the Bidder's sole responsibility to ensure that their proposal is received prior to the scheduled time for receipt of proposals. In accordance with Governmental Code � 53068, any proposal received after the schedule closing time of proposal shall be returned to the Bidder Unopened. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals and/or waive any irregularity in any Proposal received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful Proposer(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no Proposer may withdraw its Proposal for ninety (90) days after the date of the RFP opening. Any requests for clarification or questions shall be made in writing and emailed to bids@cvuhsd.org no later than Monday August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM. Questions received after that date and time will not receive a response. Any attempt by a prospective proposer to communicate with any District person other than through the email address above shall disqualify that prospective proposer from submitting a Proposal in response to this RFP. The District may award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the Proposer with the highest possible score consistent with proper and satisfactory service based on the total Proposal price calculation and criteria set forth in this RFP, the RFP Form, and Proposal. (Education Code � 39802.) This may not be the "lowest Proposer" by price alone. The District reserves the right to award the contract to multiple bidders, or none, based on its evaluation of its needs. Centinela Valley Union High School District By: Frances Meza Arenas, Purchasing and Warehouse Supervisor 7/29, 8/5/25 CNS-3952054# THE DAILY BREEZE