Consider approval of Purchasing Cooperative from ESC Region 19 Allied State Cooperative RFP No. 26-7571 - Produce Description: INFO: **Administration recommends consideration and approval to continue utilizing the ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative RFP No. 26-7571 to purchase produce. This bid will be effective October 1, 2026. The District will continue to use RFP No. 25-7533 until September

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10.B. Consider approval of Purchasing Cooperative from ESC Region 19 Allied State Cooperative RFP No. 26-7571 - Produce Description: INFO: **Administration recommends consideration and approval to continue utilizing the ESC Region 19 Allied States Cooperative RFP No. 26-7571 to purchase produce. This bid will be effective October 1, 2026. The District will continue to use RFP No. 25-7533 until September 30, 2026. (Maximum $1,500,000.00 - General Fund, National School Lunch Program [Federal Fund], and Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Grant, all subject to available budget)

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).