Procurement – USDA Policy Guidance

This page includes policy guidance issued by the USDA, relative to procurement in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, in previous years (2021 and previous). Please note that if your agency operates multiple Child Nutrition Programs, we encourage you to review the communications and content located on the California Department of Education’s webpage Nutrition - Learning Support.

The policy guidance is sorted by year, please select a button below.

For assistance, please contact ProcurementCACFP@dss.ca.gov.

2021 and Previous

Date	Subject
May 2019	USDA Policy Memo SP-20-2019, CACFP-07-2019, SFSP-06-2019: Federal Micro-Purchase and Simplified Acquisition Procurement Thresholds
January 2018	USDA Policy Memo FD 144, SP-04-2018, SFSP-01-2018, CACFP-04-2018: Market Basket Analysis When Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-for Product Lists
October 2016	USDA Policy Memo SP05 CACFP03 SFSP02-2017 - Q&A: Purchasing Goods and Services Using Cooperative Agreements, Agents, and Third-Party Services
October 2015	USDA Policy Memo SP-01-2016, CACFP-01-2016, SFSP-01-2016: Procuring Local Meat, Poultry, Game, and Eggs for Child Nutrition Programs
November 2014	USDA Policy Memo SP-09-2015, CACFP-03-2015, SFSP-02-2015: Written Codes of Conduct and Performance of Employees Engaged in Award and Administration of Contracts
October 2012	USDA Policy Memo SP-03-2013, CACFP-02-2013, SFSP-02-2013: Procurement Geographic Preference Q and A – Part II

2022

2023

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Contact Us

Community Procurement Unit
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Family Engagement & Empowerment Division
744 P Street, MS 9-13-290
Sacramento, CA 95814
833-559-2418

ProcurementCACFP@dss.ca.gov