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Latest News for School Nutrition Programs
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Published: 85 days ago
•Inventory from Regions 1 and 2 has been transferred to Gold Star Foods is available for SY25 orders. Please check your accounts via the Gold Star Foods system.
•Your State Contracted Warehouse inventory system will be the inventory system used for SY25, so it is highly important that training has been completed. Ask system questions directly to their staff.
•TX-UNPS will not be used for SY25 orders. It is currently closed for all State Contracted Warehouses.
•Ensure you are organizing your current storage space to make room for your SY25 USDA Foods and monitor your inventory in conjunction with your menu planning. If you have any questions regarding your menus and/or inventory, contact your Education Service Center representative.
•As a reminder, keep your USDA Foods inventory levels less than 6MOH to maintain compliance with the NSLP for SY25.
**The SY23-24 NSLP USDA Foods Private Storage and Delivery Fees Report has been posted on SquareMeals. Review your report for your respective region. If you have any inquiries, please submit a Jotform Inquiry Form located on the SquareMeals instructions. Submissions are due by September 9, 2024.**
Visit the link below to access the SY23-24 NSLP USDA Foods Private Storage and Delivery Fees Reports:
https://squaremeals.org/Programs/Food-Distribution-Program-for-NSLP/Contracted-Warehouses **If your Procurement/Purchasing Department has requested a copy of the awarded contract for SY25, they will need to submit an open records request.** Visit this link for further instructions.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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