Prime Food
Prime Food QPA
QPA 10185 has been awarded to U.S. Foodservice on the basis of the competitive bid process, solicited via RFP 7-23. U.S. Foodservice is contracted with the State to provide food items to Indiana State Agencies.
QPA summary:
Contract Manager: Justin Weidner
Phone: (317) 232-3075
E-mail: jweidner@idoa.in.gov
Contractor: U.S. Foodservice, Inc
Order start date: 6/01/07
Advantages:
U.S. Foodservice offers over 40,000 products, including our outstanding portfolio of exclusive brands. Available nowhere else, they range from pantry basics to ethnic offerings to gourmet specialties, and they combine high quality with exceptional value. Their distribution system has been fine-tuned to meet the unique operational needs of foodservice organizations of all types, sizes and locations. Other advantages include:
- Contract pricing with significant discounts off the manufacturer's list price
- Ease of menu creation and ordering through USFood.com
- Dedicated Account Managers and experienced Government Customer Care Team
- Increased overall savings to your agency
QPA ordering process: Orders will be placed through USFood.com then downloaded to PeopleSoft.
Ordering - Best Practices:
Please contact Vicki Vanek or Cindy Wilson at 1-800-428-8968 to discuss your agency's requirements and to discover U.S. Foodservice's simple and efficient way to help manage your operation.
QPA Contract Management:
IDOA's Vendor Management and Supplier Performance teams were created to promote savings from large contracts by monitoring vendor performance and increasing cooperation between state agencies.
- Director: Leila Sublett
- Control pricing: Price increases will be submitted to IDOA/Procurement Division. Increases will be reviewed and analyzed before such price increases take effect.
- Maximize usage: The vendors will provide reports (monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date), which will be used to proactively audit agency compliance/non-compliance.
- Monitor contract scope: Additional work or changes to the scope of the work will not occur until authorized in writing by IDOA.
- Vendor performance: Monitoring the contractor's performance through quantitative analysis, Vendor Scorecards, Issue Logs and Commodity User Group Meetings.
