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Welcome and RemarksDave Tuckwiller
Director, AMS CPS
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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What Products?• Commercially-available, 100% domestic
agricultural foods, produced to USDA Specifications or Requirements
– Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts– Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs– Dairy – Grain and Oilseed Products
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For Whom?• Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance
Programs– Child Nutrition Programs (National School
Lunch Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program)
₋ Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP)– The Emergency Food Assistance Program– Commodity Supplemental Food Program– Food Distribution Programs on
Indian Reservations₋ Disaster Feeding
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Types of Purchases
• Entitlement/Meal Package Purchases– FNS Recipient demand Market conditions AMS
purchase
• Surplus Removal (aka Bonus) Purchases– Market conditions FNS Recipient demand AMS
purchase
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Mission of the Domestic Food Program
AMS Commodity Procurement facilitates the marketing of American agricultural
products through the purchase and delivery of 100% domestic foods to Federal food and nutrition program
recipients.
The FNS Food Distribution Programs’ mission is to strengthen the Nation’s
nutrition safety net by providing food and nutrition assistance to school children
and families; and support American agriculture by distributing high quality, 100% American-grown USDA Foods.
Working together to support American Agriculture and feed hungry people
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AMS Organizations
• Commodity Procurement Staff• Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program• Specialty Crops Program• Dairy Program• Transportation and Marketing Program• Science and Technology Program
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FNS Organizations
• Food Distribution Division
• Child Nutrition Program
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Roles and ResponsibilitiesAMS
• Bonus Program Administration• Economic Analysis/Market
Conditions• Federal Contracting• Contract Administration• Inspection/Grading• Complaint Management• New Product/Specification
Development
FNS• Nutrition Programs
Administration• Processing Program
Administration• Order Management• Entitlement Management• Complaint Management• New Product/Specification
Development
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USDA Foods or Commodity Program
Support American Agriculture
Provide safe, nutritious, quality food to children, families, and the elderly
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Challenges• Federal Contracting Guidelines• Complicated Process• Administratively Burdensome• SAP-based WBSCM• Delivery issues, recipient warehouse codes,
inspection/grading snafus, seal issues, changes to purchase orders, etc.
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But at the end of the day….
Support American Agriculture
Provide safe, nutritious, quality food to children, families, and the elderly
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Introductions
• Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
• Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
• General Services Administration (GSA)
• Capgemini
• CACI
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WHY ARE WE HERE?
• Interactive Session to Make Our Program Better
• Start of Our Planning Phase for Next Year
• What’s Coming, Harp a Little, Propose Changes, Solicit Feedback
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WHY ARE WE HERE?
All of that and more…
Larger and Longer-Term Changes Resulting from the Business Management Improvement Initiative (BMI)
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Today’s Agenda
• Accomplishments
• Recipient Agency Perspective
• Change, Change, Change
• Look to the Future
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Most Important…..
Feedback Encouraged