USDA Foods
Join the List Serve https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition
PAL Planned Assistant Level USDA price per meal rate for SY2019 was 0.3425 cents x how many meals served=PAL In February the official USDA price per meal rate from the National Data Bank will be updated. PAL’s either go up or down.
Placing order tips • The annual order becomes available early Spring. It’s crucial that the annual order is completed. • If you miss the deadline for placing your annual order for the whole school year. The only items that would be available for you to order each month from the 1st-15 th would be any extra USDA items still sitting the warehouse until they are gone.
https://www.maine.gov/doe/schools/nutrition
You must have your very own user name & password. If you don’t, please contact MEDMS Helpdesk at 624 -6896
Shipping Addresses The email address should be an address that is accessed daily. The name under Refrigerate, Frozen or Dry is the name of the school not a persons name.
Schedule each individual item
Selected Amount must be the same as Scheduled amount On August monthly offering. Delivered in September.
Selected Amount must be the same as Scheduled amount On September monthly offering. Delivered in October On November monthly offering. Delivered in December On January monthly offering. Delivered in February
Once you schedule each individual item. Schedule changes to View Schedule . Submit your order. If it doesn’t allow you to submit your order make sure they all say View Schedule .
This is what a non- submitted Annual order will look like.
This is what a submitted Annual order will look like.
Each month from the 1 st -15 th starting in August you can order extra items if their is any available at that time. More extra items will show up once trucks start coming in throughout the year. You still have available PAL money left. You can also select if you want to reserve your items each month. At the end of April if you have not taking all your reserved items they will be dropped shipped to the schools in April . Each month 1 st -15 th , the create/edit will show up to do the monthly order. After the 15 th of each month this Create/edit changes to View
Monthly offering each month 1 st -15th If you want all 3Cs. to be delivered next month you enter in 3. If want only 2 Cs. for next month you put 2 if you want none delivered next month you put 0. All 3 cases will roll over to each following month until spoken for. If don’t take your reserved cases by May then everything left over will be dropped shipped to you in April .
Extra USDA items
What will be delivered each month
Gets delivered in September
Department of Defense FFAVORS • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables- DOD • HPC in CT. has the contract • Native Maine in Westbrook is the sub contractor. • Minimum delivery is $150.00
How to tell if put funds towards DOD If this line does not appear on your Annual Order. Nothing was put aside to buy fruits & vegetables in FFAVORS
Step # 2 Directions to set up your account in FFAVORS Log into FFAVORS to order fresh fruits and vegetables once you have been set up with an ID and password from eAuthentication. https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/fresh-fruits-and- vegetables-order-receipt-system-ffavors
FFAVORS
PFG North-Center will be the distribution company for USDA Foods. The prices listed below are effective for School year 2019-2021. Tota l Delivery Storage $ 2.63 $ 2.50 $ 5.13 Freezer $ 2.65 $ 2.00 $ 4.65 Cooler $ 2.65 $ 2.00 $ 4.65 Dry
Food Service Committee Representatives Kathy Allen- RSU 79/MSAD 1 Ellen Demmons- RSU 21 Tina Fabian- RSU 3 Jodi Fournier- RSU 4 David Leighton- RSU 19 Vanessa Richardson- RSU 57 Paula Rouillard- Auburn Michael Sanborn- Gorham
• Any questions please contact me at • Terri Fitzgerald 624-6882 or terri.fitzgerald@maine.gov • Monday-Friday 7:30-4:00
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