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Food Service Contracts
Child Nutrition Program Food Service Contracts
The Child Nutrition Program Procurement Team provides technical assistance and guidance to Child Nutrition Program Sponsors that wish to work with a Company or another Sponsor to provide meals and/or management. To learn more about these types of food service contracts, obtain prototype documents, or for questions email MDE-FSMC-Vended@michigan.gov. For assistance with all other procurement contracts or issues, please refer to the Procurement Resources webpage.
Training
- Procuring a Vended Meals Contract: The Bid Process for School Sponsors
- Procuring a Food Service Management Company Contract: The Bid Process for School Sponsors
MDE Templates and Resources
School Nutrition Programs - FSMC Bid Process Guide
FSMC Cost Reimbursable Bid Process Instructions
FSMC Fixed Price Bid Process Instructions
School Nutrition Programs - VSMC Company Bid Process Guide
VSMC RFP Over $250k Bid Process Instructions
VSMC RFQ Under $250k Bid Process Instructions
School Nutrition Programs - Alternate Agreement
School Nutrition Programs - Sponsor-to-Sponsor Agreement
Child and Adult Care Food Program - Vended Meal Agreement within the Organization
Child and Adult Care Food Program - CACFP Sponsor Vending Meals to Another CACFP Sponsor
Summer Food Service Program - Information Coming Soon
School Nutrition Program Sponsors with Food Service Contracts
School Year 2024-2025 SFA and FSMC list
School Year 2024-2025 SFA and VSMC list
School Year 2023-2024 SFA and FSMC list
School Year 2023-2024 SFA and VSMC list
School Year 2022-2023 SFA and FSMC list
School Year 2022-2023 SFA and VSMC list
School Year 2021-2022 SFA and FSMC list
School Year 2021-2022 SFA and VSMC list
USDA Food Service Contract Procurement Guidance
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) issues guidance memos with clarification and additional information on specific topics. Memos and guidance relevant to Food Service Contracts in Child Nutrition Programs are shown below. Additional USDA guidance is available here: FNS Documents & Resources | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov).
Updated Guidance: Contracting with Food Service Management Companies - (SP 40-2016, CACFP 12-2016, SFSP 14-2016: 06/02/2016)
Bonding Requirements for Food Service Management Companies and other Subcontractors - (SP 35-2016: 05/05/2016)
Procurement Thresholds in the Summer Food Service Program - (SFSP 13- 2014: 01/16/2014)
State Agency Oversight and Monitoring of School Food Authority Contracts with Food Service Management Companies - (SP 35-2013: 04/19/2013)
Requirement that SAs and SFA Review FSMC Cost Reimbursable Contracts and Contracts Associated with USDA Foods - (SP23-2013: 02/12/2013)
Further Clarification in Crediting for, and Use of, Donated Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies - (FD-110: SP05-2011: 10/22/2010)