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New Agreements for 2012/2013 Have Been Mailed
The Iowa Association for Educational Purchasing (IAEP) has recently mailed all schools who are current members a new agreement for 2012/2013 to sign and return. The deadline for participation for next fall is June 30, 2012. This school year there were 322 schools and districts that participated with the IAEP. We have a two year contract (with the possibility of two extension years). This will be the second year of our current contract. The prime vendor is Martin Bros. Several highlights that will continue during the life of the contract include: No fuel surcharge No minimum order on your first delivery of the week (no . . . read more
IAEP Sets Prices and Process for Spring 2012
On December, 22, 2011 Barb Rose (Grundy Center CSD), Diane Stephan (Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD), Nancy Christensen (IAEP Consultant), Marie Hills (IAEP) and Dan Dreyer (IAEP Director) met with Martin Brothers to discuss price adjustments to the IAEP firm fixed market basket of items and the process used to determine that. There are 1,436 items on the IAEP original market basket (food and ware wash) and of those, 957 items stayed the same price for the spring semester of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. Schools will . . . read more
What is the IAEP?
The IAEP is an organization formed by the Iowa Area Education Agencies (AEAs) under Chapter 28E of the Iowa Code, to assist member schools with the purchase of products and services that enhance their school meals programs in support of the educational goals of students. Member schools include Iowa public schools, accredited non-public schools and any other institution participating in the National School Lunch Program and served by the Iowa AEAs. The IAEP administers a cooperative food purchasing program. read more
