1. The FSMC shall serve meals on such days and times as aligned to the SFA approved calendar and the nutrition programs the SFA has indicated in Section VI, Subsection A, Scope and Purpose, in this document as requested by the SFA. 2. The SFA shall retain control of the quality, extent, and general nature of food service. 3. The FSMC shall offer free, reduced-price, and full-price reimbursable meals to all eligible children participating in SFA’s Food Service Programs indicated in Section VI, Subsection A, Scope and Purpose, Paragraph 2 herein. 4. For an FSMC to offer à la carte food service, the FSMC must offer free, reduced-price, and paid reimbursable meals to all eligible children. 5. The FSMC shall provide meals for all programs operated by the CE that meet the meal pattern set by USDA. TDA provides detailed information on applicable meal patterns in the Administrator’s Reference Manual (ARM) available on the TDA website squaremeals.org. 6. The FSMC shall receive no payment for meals that are spoiled or unwholesome at the time of serving, which does not meet the detailed specifications for each food component or menu item in accordance with 7 CFR §210.16(c)(3), or that do not otherwise meet the requirements of the contract. 7. The FSMC shall promote maximum participation in the Programs. 8. The FSMC shall provide the specified types of service in the schools/sites listed in Exhibit A. 9. The FSMC shall sell on the premises only those foods and beverages authorized by the SFA and only at the times and places designated by the SFA, and that meet SNP requirements.
