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| **Policy DAF-4** \\ | **Policy DAF-4** \\ | ||
| **Administration of Federal Grants - Procurement: Additional Provisions Relevant to Food Service Program** \\ | **Administration of Federal Grants - Procurement: Additional Provisions Relevant to Food Service Program** \\ | ||
| - | **School Board Approved: April 19, 2021** \\ | + | **School Board Approved: August 7, 2023** \\ |
| The following provisions shall be included in all cost reimbursable contracts for food services purchases, including contracts with cost reimbursable provisions, and in solicitation documents prepared to obtain offers for such contracts: (7 CFR Sec. 210.21, 215.14a, 220.16)\\ | The following provisions shall be included in all cost reimbursable contracts for food services purchases, including contracts with cost reimbursable provisions, and in solicitation documents prepared to obtain offers for such contracts: (7 CFR Sec. 210.21, 215.14a, 220.16)\\ | ||
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| **“Buy American” Requirement**\\ | **“Buy American” Requirement**\\ | ||
| + | Note: See DAF-3 regarding "domestic preference" requirements for procurements other than for food service.\\ | ||
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| Under the “Buy American” provision of the National School Lunch Act (the “NSLA”), | Under the “Buy American” provision of the National School Lunch Act (the “NSLA”), | ||
| school food authorities (SFAs) are required to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodity or product. As an SFA, the District is required to comply with the “Buy American” procurement standards set forth in 7 CFR Part 210.21(d) when purchasing commercial food products served in the school meals programs. This requirement applies whether the District is purchasing the products directly or when the products are purchased by third parties on the District’s behalf (e.g., food service management companies, group purchasing cooperatives, shared purchasing, etc.).\\ | school food authorities (SFAs) are required to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodity or product. As an SFA, the District is required to comply with the “Buy American” procurement standards set forth in 7 CFR Part 210.21(d) when purchasing commercial food products served in the school meals programs. This requirement applies whether the District is purchasing the products directly or when the products are purchased by third parties on the District’s behalf (e.g., food service management companies, group purchasing cooperatives, shared purchasing, etc.).\\ | ||
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| __Exceptions__\\ | __Exceptions__\\ | ||
| - | The two main exceptions to the Buy American requirements are that the product is not produced or manufactured in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality or that competitive bids reveal the costs of a U.S. product are significantly higher than the non-domestic product.\\ | + | The two main exceptions to the Buy American requirements are:\\ |
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| + | * That the product is not produced or manufactured in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality. | ||
| + | * Competitive bids reveal the costs of a U.S. product are significantly higher than the non-domestic product.\\ | ||
| __Steps to Comply with Buy American Requirements__\\ | __Steps to Comply with Buy American Requirements__\\ | ||
| - | In order to help assure that the District remains in compliance with the Buy American requirement, the superintendent, business administrator and food service director, shall:\\ | + | In order to help assure that the District remains in compliance with the Buy American requirement the food service director shall:\\ |
| * include a Buy American clause in all procurement documents (product specifications, bid solicitations, requests for proposals, purchase orders, etc.); | * include a Buy American clause in all procurement documents (product specifications, bid solicitations, requests for proposals, purchase orders, etc.); | ||
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