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Calendar Year 2024
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-04-2024 FNS 709-5, Rev. 4: Shipment & Receipt of USDA Food June 2024
Calendar Year 2023
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-02-2023 Return to Standard Annual Processor Inventory Reconciliation August 2023
FDP-01-2023 Use of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods in Disaster Feeding - Revised October 2023
Calendar Year 2022
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-03-2022 Proposition 12 Final Rule, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative November 2022
FDP-02-2022 Processor Inventory Reconciliation Modification for School Year 2021–22 October 2022
FDP-01-2022 U.S. Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Entitlement Request Process Change and Reminders - Revised May 2022
Calendar Year 2021
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-01-2021 Processor Inventory Reconciliation Modification for School Year 2020–21 June 2021
Calendar Year 2020
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-01-2020 Processor Inventory Reconciliation Modification for School Year 2019–20 July 2020
Calendar Year 2019
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-05-2019 Management of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods Inventories at Processors-Revised October 2019
FDP-04-2019 Reporting End Product Activity on Monthly Performance Reports October 2019
FDP-03-2019 U.S. Department of Agriculture Value Pass Through Methods September 2019
Calendar Year 2018
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-04-2018 U.S. Department of Agriculture Final Rule Regarding Revisions and Clarifications in Requirements for the Processing of Donated Foods September 2018
CNP-07-2018 Questions and Answers: Purchasing Goods and Services Using Cooperative Agreements, Agents, and Third-party Services August 2018
CNP-04-2018 Market Basket Analysis When Procuring Program Goods and Modifying Contracted-For Product Lists June 2018
FDP-03-2018 Reporting the Value of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods in the Calculation of the Indirect Cost Rate - Action Required March 2018
FDP-02-2018 Language Requirements for Food Distribution Program Cooperative Agreements January 2018
FDP-01-2018 Storage and Inventory Management of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods January 2018
Calendar Year 2017
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-03-2017 New Program Fees for Agencies Receiving U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods September 2017
FDP-01-2017 Value of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods for Audits March 2017
Calendar Year 2016
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-01-2016 Distribution and Control of USDA Foods and TEFAP March 2017
Calendar Year 2015
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
CNP-01-2015 Written Codes of Conduct and Performance of Employees Engaged in the Procurement, Award, and Administration of Contracts - Action Required November 2015
FDP-02-2015

Guidance for Accepting Processed Product Documentation for Meal Pattern Requirements

 June 2015
FDP-03-2015 CN Labels Copied with a Watermark May 2015
Calendar Year 2014
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
FDP-03-2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods Hold and Recall Process October 2014
FDP-02-2014 Minimum Inventory Protection Requirements for Processors Participating in the National and/or State Processing Program June 2014
FDP-01-2014

Purchasing Produce from DOD Vendors
Clarification on the Use of National School Lunch Program or Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Funds for the Procurement of Produce from U.S. Department of Defense Program Vendors

 May 2014
Calendar Year 2013
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
NSD-CNP-01-2013 Change in Management Bulletin Distribution Process - Action Required
Change in Distribution Process for Nutrition Services Division Management Bulletins and U.S. Department of Agriculture Policy Memoranda		 January 2013
NSD-FDP-02-2013 Changing Receipt of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods October 2013
USDA-FDP-06-2013 Electronic Receipting for U.S. Department of Agriculture Direct and Multi-food Shipments (Revised) - Action Required December 2013
USDA-FDP-03-2013 Substitution and Valuation of U.S. Department of Agriculture Cheese - Action Required February 2013
USDA-FDP-02-2013 Approval of End Products and Monitoring End Product Sales February 2013
USDA-FDP-01-2013 Offering RAs the Required USDA Foods
Offering School Food Authorities the Required Value and Variety of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods, and Efficient and Cost Effective Distribution		 January 2013
Calendar Year 2012
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
USDA-FDP-06-2012 Substitution of USDA Foods in Advance of Purchase
Substitution of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods in Advance of Purchase and Negative Inventories at Approved Processors		 August 2012
USDA-FDP-05-2012 Policy Information on Lean Finely Textured Beef
U.S. Department of Agriculture Policy Information on Lean Finely Textured Beef Product		 May 2012
USDA-FDP-01-2012 Soliciting Bids from Commercial Distributors
Soliciting Bids from Commercial Distributors for U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods End Products		 May 2012
NSD-FDP-02-2012 DOD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Entitlement October 2012
NSD-FDP-01-2012 USDA Foods: Unallocated and Excess Accounts
U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods: Unallocated and Excess Accounts at Approved Processors		 September 2012

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Calendar Year 2011
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
USDA-FDP-04-2011 Contracts with Food Management Companies
Guidance in Crediting For, and Use of, U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies—First and Final Contract Years		 June 2011
USDA-FDP-02-2011 Guidance for USDA Foods in FSMC Contracts - Q&A
Guidance in Crediting for, and Use of, U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods in Contracts with Food Service Management Companies - Questions and Answers		 May 2011
USDA-FDP-01-2011 Process to Hold Commodity Deliveries
Process to Hold Commodity Deliveries for Agencies with Chronic Delinquent Invoices		 March 2011
NSD-FDP-07-2011 Annual Update of the FDP Contract in the CNIPS October 2011
NSD-FDP-06-2011 Processor-to-Processor Transfers of USDA Foods October 2011
NSD-FDP-05-2011 Carry-over Inventory at USDA Foods Processors October 2011
NSD-FDP-04-2011 Private Cooperatives as Single Entities
Private Cooperatives as Single Entities for Accountability for and Reporting of U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods Activity		 October 2011
Calendar Year 2009
Bulletin Number Bulletin Title (Link) and Subject Release Date
USDA-FDP-01-2009 Excess Inventory at Commodity Processors February 2009
Calendar Year 2004
Bulletin Number Bulletin Name Release Date
04-405 USDA Commodity Complaints
United States Department of Agriculture Commodity Complaints		 December 2004
Calendar Year 2001
Bulletin Number Bulletin Name Release Date
01-413 System for Commercial Labels
Single Inventory System to Accommodate Commercial Labels on U.S. Department of Agriculture Foods		 December 2001
01-410 Commodity Hold and Recall Process November 2001
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Last Reviewed: Friday, December 13, 2024
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