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1. Key Focus Areas: Nutrition Requirements, Menu Planning Flexibilities, and Program Operations Implementation Timeline: Beginning in School Year 2025 – 2026 (and beyond) Locate Standards: www.bit.ly/49QhENK Available Support: The ICN’s Help Desk [email protected] 1-800-321-3054 Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans NEW Federal Rule (Schools)

2. Cooperative Purchasing Groups

3. Cooperative Purchasing

4. School Food Authority (SFA)

5. Full and Open Competition

6. Examples of Restrictive Competition

7. Training

8. Training Overview

9. Comfort Level

10. Pre-Assessment

11. Icebreaker

12. USDA Professional Standards and Learning Objectives

13. Key Terms

14. Types of Cooperative Purchasing Groups

15. SFA and CNP State Agency Cooperatives

16. Examples of Cooperatives

17. SFA Only Cooperatives

18. Educational Service Centers

19. State Agency Cooperative Agreements

20. Procurement Considerations

21. Agents

22. Considerations to Use an Agent

23. Benefits of Using an Agent

24. Competitive Procurement for Agents

25. Procurement Considerations for Agents

26. Contract Language

27. Procurement Agent Responsibilities

28. Ensure Full and Open Competition

29. Third-Party Entities

30. State Procurement Agency

31. State Procurement Agency Agreements

32. Inter-Agency Agreements

33. Inter-Agency Solicitations

34. Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)

35. GPOs

36. Procurement Considerations for GPOs

37. Characteristics of Purchasing Groups

38. Procurement Requirements by Purchasing Group

39. Characteristics of Purchasing Groups and Procurement Requirements

40. Cooperative Purchasing Group Efforts

41. Advantages and Disadvantages

42. Advantages

43. Increased Purchasing Power

44. Enhanced Quality and Availability of Products

45. Reduced Administrative Burden

46. Direct to Manufacturer Purchasing

47. Increased Volume for SFAs

48. Networking Opportunities

49. Centralized Decision-Making

50. Other Benefits

51. Advantages of Cooperative Purchasing

52. Disadvantages of Cooperative Purchasing

53. Consensus Among Members

54. Deliveries

55. Food Costs

56. Storage

57. Administrative Costs

58. Join a Cooperative Purchasing Group

59. Cooperative Purchasing Group Application

60. Examine Your SFA’s Needs

61. Factors to Consider Before You Join

62. Explore Existing Cooperative Purchasing Groups

63. Helpful Resources

64. Ask Questions

65. Clarify the Type of Contract

66. Evaluate the Cooperative Purchasing Group

67. Discussion with Administrators

68. Approval to Participate

69. School Board Presentation

70. Form a Cooperative Purchasing Group

71. Review Federal Guidelines

72. Conduct Initial Research

73. Conduct Member-User Survey

74. Seek Advisors

75. Analyze the Financial Needs of the Purchasing Group

76. Capitalization

77. Start-Up

78. Resources

79. Form a Lead Committee

80. Develop a Business Plan

81. Conduct a Meeting with Potential Members

82. Develop an Agreement

83. Participation in a Cooperative Purchasing Group

84. Member of a Cooperative Purchasing Group

85. Code of Conduct

86. Gifts : Unallowable Costs

87. Record Retention

88. Develop Specifications

89. Solicitations and Contracts

90. Cooperative Purchasing Group Participation

91. “Piggybacking”

92. Why “Piggyback”?

93. “Piggybacking” Considerations

94. Advantages to “Piggybacking”

95. Disadvantages to “Piggybacking”

96. Material Change

97. Material Change to a Contract

98. Conclusion

99. Thank You

100. The University of Mississippi School of Applied Sciences www.theicn.org 800-321-3054