Colorado BOCES Association (CBA) Food Cooperative
Collective Purchasing
BOCES Colorado Food Cooperative is the foodservice cooperative program of Food and Supplies — and Food Service Software. Current contracted vendors are Shamrock Foods Company and Linq. This contract is for CBOCES members use only.
CBA compiles collective purchasing volume from all members and includes this volume in our solicitations. Our combined quantity equates to competitive, stable pricing.
Since 2012, CBA Food Cooperative has been growing and changing to meet the needs of our members. We are proud of the quality of our contracts, food service training and technical assistance and the value they offer. The service we provide in providing these contracts is the foundation of our success.
We understand you have choices in today’s competitive procurement environment. We will continue to earn your trust by changing as necessary to continue providing you great value as well as additional benefits.
Thank you for making us a partner of choice now and in the future. We realize we will only be successful if we continue to work together as a CBA team.
CBA Food Cooperative
Why BOCES?
Colorado BOCES Food Service/Child Nutrition Program offers procurement excellence to its members by providing:
- USDA required documentation in all food contracts
- Buy American provision
- Certification regarding lobbying
- Suspension and debarment certification
- Competitive, stable food supply and costs
- Price audits annually
- USDA food ordering assistance
- All product nutritional data
- Staff Development in regions as requested
- Administrative review assistance
- Financial management assistance
For additional information, please contact:
Tammie Rempe, CBA Nutrition Director
(970) 290-6874
Annual BOCES Sponsored Training
Professional Development Opportunities
Sample Agenda
Professional Development Training
Members: No charge
Non-Members: $100 per person
2025 Agenda Topics:
Marketing
Broker Sponsors