Procurement A-Z
Does the word “procurement” intimidate you? Are you unsure whether this even applies to your School Nutrition Programs? Procurement A-Z training is ideal for those that are involved in the purchasing process and are making decisions regarding funds paid out of the SFA’s nonprofit school food service account. During this training, we will review the methods of procurement (micro, small, formal) and go over the importance of forecasting and maintaining proper documentation. We will also explain in depth the process of the Procurement Review. We hope you will join us for all things procurement!
Register
here
for an August 2019 Regional Procurement A-Z training
myFOODS Training
Please contact the USDA Food in Schools Trainer at
Regan.Garner@azed.gov
with any questions or concerns about this process.
Approval Reminders
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- National School Lunch Program (NSLP) application submission and approval,
- Update delivery site and contact information (even if you do not make any changes, you must still click the update button),
- Request a PO from your business office and send a copy to 4I-DL-USDA@usfood.com to pay delivery fees, and
- Finally, set your status to “active” is a manual process. Please note, although you may have completed all the steps listed, myFOODS will not display “active” until the USDA Foods in Schools Program manually updates your status. This may take up to 48 hours. School Food Programs is doing their best to have all RAs activated by mid-August, when trucks are scheduled to arrive. To review, visit the “My Agency” page in myFOODS to determine the status of your NSLP application and updates.
Direct Delivery Inventory Reminder
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- For schools that are participating in the USDA Foods in Schools Program, trucks are scheduled for mid-August. As a benefit, RAs are encouraged to use Surplus List for those with remaining entitlement.
- Click here to review the anticipated surplus items.
DoD Fresh Produce Program Welcome Back Reminders
:
Please check your myFOODS account to ensure that you are approved for School Year (SY) 2019-2020. If your myFOODS account is still unapproved on August 15
th
, your DoD funds will be paused until your myFOODS account is in active status. Contact the DoD Fresh Program Specialist at
Regan.Garner@azed.gov
with any questions or concerns about this process.
The Welcome Back Letter for DoD is located in the Documents Section of myFOODS. If you have not already, please take a moment to read the letter as it provides helpful information pertaining to the rules for the program and updates for SY 19-20.
