The Supplier should provide full-service vending including, but not limited to, popular snack food and other non-drink (excluding milk) products, as well as fruit and yogurt items. The supplier must provide full-service vending limited to snack items that comply with the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Program and Smart Snack regulations. Proposals must list the product dispensed by flavor/brand. Control of sales, types, brands, time, changes in the commission structure, or any other changes will remain with, and approved by, CSD. Although this RFP is for an exclusive contract to provide snack food through vending machines, it does not exclude others from selling products to the extent that they are not sold through vending machines. Machines - The Supplier shall furnish and install high-quality vending machines and all related equipment. The machines shall be modern, of the latest mechanical/electronic technology, and be in new or near-new condition. In no case shall machines older than five (5) years be installed. Machines that are equipped with energy-saving devices will be preferred. Machines provided shall be quiet and non-disruptive to the activities occurring in CSD facilities, and shall be aesthetically acceptable to CSD. CSD may reject machine signage or logo(s) if deemed objectionable or a distraction to the activities occurring in the vicinity...
