Delivery and Storage

Overview

School Food Authorities (SFAs) must inform the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) their delivery option for the next school year during the Annual Order Survey, either State contracted delivery or SFA contracted delivery with a commercial distributor (or prime vendor).

In November, SFAs should start planning how they will receive delivery of USDA Foods for the next school year. All delivery decisions should be finalize by the time the Annual Order Survey closes (in February or March).

All Direct Diversion and Cheese Rebate end products must be delivered by a contracted commercial distributor.
SFAs ordering Direct Delivery (Brown Box) can opt for State contracted delivery. But they will still need to contract with a commercial distributor for delivery of Direct Diversion and Cheese Rebate end products.