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Child Nutrition Services
23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023
(207)624-6842
Fax (207)624-6841

 

 

MAINE'S USDA FOOD DISRUBTION COMMODITY PROGRAM

Need help contact the Child Nutrition office 624-6842

Net Off Invoice

(NOI)

By the end of July your Net Off Invoice (NOI) allocations for school year 2009 will be available for you to check on-line.  Go to the “Report List” for commodities and click on the “NOI Listing Report”.  This report will show the amount of pounds of each commodity that will be available for your school and also the dollar value that will be taken off your planned assistance level.  If you have questins call Anne Littlefield at 207-624-6882

 

 

 

School 2009 USDA Commodity ratre is .2075 per meal

The USDA Donated Commodity Program

            This program is administered at the federal level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its purpose is to provide food to various eligible outlets, specifically the school lunch program, needy people in tax-exempt, non-profit institutions, young people in non-profit summer camps and child care agencies. In providing such assistance, USDA supports selected products in the open market by large scale purchases and removes certain food products acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). An expressed preference of the recipient agencies determines which foods are purchased on the open market. Section 6 of the National School Lunch Act, Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, and Section 32 of Public Law 74-320 designate funds for such purchases.

            A contractual agreement made with each state provides for a Distributing Agency and for the implementation of USDA rules and regulations.

            The USDA offers foods to each State Distributing Agency (DA). When such an agency accepts the commodities in amounts offered or desired, food requisitions are prepared and sent to the USDA showing the location to which product should be sent and the preferred delivery date. Then, USDA ships products to the state warehouse and the State DA confirms shipment to USDA.

            The State DA provides letters of offering to recipient agencies on a regular basis. All agencies have the opportunity to accept or reject the offered commodities. With the return of such offering, shipping tickets are processed and sent to the warehouse. The warehouse acts as an agent for the State DA in the receipt and distribution of commodities. Recipient agencies receive bills for the storage, handling and delivery of the commodities they order. If preferred, a recipient agency may pick up commodities at the warehouse.

            Recipient agencies should sign for products accepted in good condition. Any Exceptions should be noted on the delivery slip.

            Recipient agencies must keep records supporting receipts for a minimum period of three years. Books and records having to do with the receipt and use of commodities are subject to audit by the State DA or representatives from USDA.

            Our agreement with recipient agencies specifies, among other things, that commodities will be accepted in such quantities as can be fully used, and that they will not be traded, sold, or otherwise disposed of without approval of the State DA. Loss or damage to commodities are to be reported to the State DA.

            USDA food may also be processed, with the approval of the DA, into other products desired by recipients. Such products may include bread products, pizzas and salad dressings. The products are sold and distributed just as any other commercial product except that recipient agencies receive a discount equal to the value of USDA commodities involved.

  ORDERING COMMODITIES

DISTRIBUTOR FOR

STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF COMMODITES

Dennis Paper and Food Service will be the distribution company for USDA Commodities for the next three years begriming SY 2008. The prices below become effective July 1, 2007 and will go through June 30, 2010.

	Delivery	Storage	Total
Frozen	$2.00	$2.50	$4.50
Fresh	$2.00	$2.00	$4.00
Dry	$2.00	$2.00	$4.00
Admin Fee			$2.00

 

Dennis Paper and Food Service

 

 

The Food Distribution Manual

is online. Click on title above to view. It is also printable if desired.

FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION

 

Acronym List

ACDA	American Commodity Distribution Association
AMS	Agricultural Marketing Service
ANC	Annual National Conference
ASFSA	American School Food Service Association
CN	Child Nutrition
CNP	Child Nutrition Programs
CACF	Child and Adult Care Feeding
CHART	Commodity Hold and Recall Team
CID	Commercial Item Description
FDD	Food Distribution Division
FDP	Food Distribution Programs
FNS	Food Nutrition Services
FSA	Farm Service Agency
FSIS	Food Safety Inspection Service
FY	Fiscal Year
OIG	Office of Inspector General
SY	School Year
TEFAP	The Emergency Food Assistance Program
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture

Chart Prepared by:  Program Support Team, in conjunction with School and Institution Branch, USDA, FNS, FDD

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