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K-12 School Foodservice Definitions
Local Procurement Local procurement options differ greatly across communities depending on district and school size, proximity to agricultural areas, growing season, and demographics. Defining local will help districts understand market availability and enable them to write solicitations with those market conditions in mind. Districts may adopt definitions in use by state agencies, or schools can define local however they see fit. There is no Federal definition of local. Market Basket Practice of awarding contracts based on an evaluation of the lowest price a vendor can offer for a representative sample of goods. Market baskets are used to evaluate bids/proposals in a solicitation for awarding a contract. FNS provides clarity as to how to ensure this evaluation and award process is compliant with the federal procurement standards. Program regulations at 7 CFR , 210.21 , 215.14a , 220.16 , 225.17 , 226.22 , and 250.4(d) direct program operators to comply with procurement requirements as outlined in these regulations. Market Reports Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides free, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the marketing and distribution of farm commodities. Each year Market News issues thousands of reports, providing the industry with
key wholesale, retail, and shipping data. The reports give farmers, producers, and other agricultural businesses the information they need to evaluate market conditions; identify trends; make purchasing decisions; monitor price patterns; evaluate transportation equipment needs; and accurately assess movement. Material Change A material change occurs when the change in scope of the contract is significant enough that potential bidders might have bid differently had they been aware of the impacts of the change in scope. Examples: unanticipated increases in purchase volumes or delivery areas, additional districts joining a solicitation or cooperative. If a material change occurs, a new solicitation is required.
Meal Pattern Required daily minimum serving
amounts of the meal components that constitute the lunch and breakfast meals in school nutrition programs.
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