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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

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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