The purpose of this document is to provide interested parties with information to enable them to

prepare and submit a proposal for fluid dairy.

The District, as represented by the Board of Education for the Madison Metropolitan School District, intends to use the results of this solicitation to award a contract for fluid dairy.

Approximately 25,000 students, more than 55% of whom are members of historical excluded

groups, are currently enrolled in the Madison Metropolitan School District, making it the second

largest school district in the State of Wisconsin. The District employs over 2,600 teachers, 125

administrators and 1,300 support personnel, plus more than 2,500 part time staff (including

substitute teachers and summer recreation workers). The MMSD includes 52 school buildings in a

74 square mile area that includes the City of Madison and all or parts of several surrounding

municipalities, with 32 elementary schools (grades 4K through 5), 12 middle schools (grades 6

through 8) and 6 high schools, two of which are a small alternative high school (grades 9 through

12). Several of the schools at each level have been named National Schools of Excellence by the

U.S. Department of Education. The District also operates early childhood programs, which include

full-day 4K, and alternative programs for middle and high school students as well as maintaining

additional sites such as the Administration Building, the Maintenance/Food Service Building, the

Mansfield and Lussier Stadiums, and the Affiliated Alternatives.