What is the food supply contract?

UF, the famous food supply contract ... sounds super technical, but in the end it is basically a pact between two: one puts the food and the other receives it, all under certain rules, quantities and with the magnifying glass on quality. This looks a lot in the public world: governments that need to feed schools, hospitals, prisons and even who knows what else.

Now, if you have a company that sells food, you can launch yourself to public tenders and try to get one of those juicy contracts with the government. And, let's be honest, for many companies this is how to earn the lottery: fixed income, in the long term, and with the assurance that the client will not disappear from one day to another (I say, it is the government, weird that he vanishes).

Of course it is not to arrive and sign. Under the Public Sector Contract Law, everything has to be done in view of all: transparent tender, without favoritism, competing in good fight. So if you want to enter, you have to prepare a proposal that makes it clear that you can meet everything: food quality, ability to deliver them on time, good price, and, of course, demonstrate that you are not an improvised.

Eye, it is not enough to have a good product. You have to read the contract well, understand the terms of payment, how and when the food is delivered, what happens if you fail (spoiler: there are penalties), and other details. You also have to be in the shooting with the laws: labeling, food security, all that if you jump it, can cost you expensive.

Do you want to increase your chances to win? Then your proposal has to shine. Take chest with your experience, presume the quality and safety of your food, show that you are a crack delivering on time and, if you can, we put together a consortium with other companies to have more muscle. Here he who does not risk does not win.

In short: These contracts are a golden opportunity for those who seek to grow in the public sector. But yes, you have to do homework: understand the contract well, comply with all the regulations, and build a proposal that leaves all speechless. If not, better or mess.