Department of Education, Departmental

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FOOD SERVICE VENDORS TO REGISTER WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PREPARE AND DELIVER UNITIZED MEALS AND SNACKS TO SPONSORS OF THE 2006 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

In accordance with Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 225; it is the intent of the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), Food and Nutrition Management Section, to administer the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for the benefit of Florida's school age children in the 2006 fiscal year.

The primary purpose of this Child Nutrition Program is to provide breakfast, lunch, snack meals and/or a dinner meal (when applicable) to economically needy children during periods when the public school systems are generally closed for summer recess. Food service vendors who wish to participate in vending meals into this Program may email or write FLDOE for a vendor registration and guidance package to the address given below. Successful completion of the registration process will require copies of the following:

A current Florida business license in the name of the registering vendor;

The two most recent health department facility inspection reports;

A completed, signed and dated SFSP registration form;

Evidence of general business liability, product liability and delivery vehicle coverage for the vendor's personnel, owners and food production facility (s).

A completed food production facility inspection report indicating the types of equipment, vehicles and production capacity of the vendor's kitchen (s).

The last day to return this registration package with all attachments will be January 31, 2006. Compliance for on-time submissions will be determined by United States Postal Service (USPS) date stamps or similar date/time marks from private carriers. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure on-time delivery and to have documentation of the date materials were sent.

For more information please contact the Food and Nutrition Management Section of FLDOE, [phone]. The primary contact person for vendor registration and facility inspections is David Whetstone and the Summer Food Service Program supervisor is Michelle Morris.

Please direct written or email communications to:

The Florida Department of Education

Food and Nutrition Management Section

Summer Food Service Program

325 West Gaines Street, Room 1701

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 

Ph. 1(800)504-6609 (Toll free in Florida)

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