Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Selected FSMC must credit the SFA for the value all USDA Foods received for use in the SFA’s meal service in the school year or fiscal year (including both entitlement and bonus foods) and include the value of USDA Foods contained in processed end products, in accordance with the contingencies in 7 CFR 250.51(a). The Selected FSMC shall provide the method and frequency by which crediting will occur, and the means of documentation to be utilized to verify that the value of all USDA Foods has been credited. The Selected FSMC shall use the USDA Foods values and handling fees as posted on DPI’s USDA Foods website including the value and handling fees of USDA bonus foods. The Selected FSMC shall be responsible for activities related to USDA Foods in accordance with 7 CFR 250.50(d) and must assure that such activities are performed in accordance with the applicable requirements in 7 CFR part 250. The Selected FSMC will use all USDA Foods ground beef and ground pork products, and all processed end products, without substitution, in the SFA’s food service. The Selected FSMC will use all other USDA Foods or will use commercially purchased foods of the same generic identity, of U.S. origin, and of equal or better quality than the USDA Foods, in the SFA’s food service. The procurement of processed end products on behalf of the SFA, as applicable, will ensure compliance with the requirements in subpart C of 7 CFR part 250 and with the provisions of distributing or SFA processing agreements, and will ensure crediting of the SFA for the value of USDA Foods contained in such end products at the processing agreement value. The Selected FSMC will not itself enter into the processing agreement with the processor required in subpart C of 7 CFR part 250.
