Food distribution

Local participating agencies may receive United States department of agriculture foods or the value of entitlement through the federal food distribution program through four categories: 1. Entitlement United States department of agriculture foods, which are foods that local agencies are entitled to receive under the regulation and are distributed by the state contracted warehouse and transportation facility. 2. A portion of United States department of agriculture food entitlements allocated by local agencies into the department of defense fresh fruit and vegetable program. Local agencies place orders through the department of defense fruit and vegetable ordering and reporting system and receive deliveries from the nationally contracted distributor. 3. A portion of their United States department of agriculture food entitlements allocated by local agencies into the net off invoice value pass through system. Local agencies order state procured and approved net off invoice United States department of agriculture food items directly from their contracted distributor. 4. Bonus United States department of agriculture foods, which are foods offered by United States department of agriculture and do not deduct from United States department of agriculture food entitlement. These foods are periodic and only available if offered by the United States department of agriculture. The amount of United States department of agriculture food entitlement to which local agencies are entitled is determined by 7 CFR 210 and 7 CFR 250 and the availability of the United States department of agriculture foods.