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Consultant Information
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TDA supports local decision-making of School Food Authorities, including the use of consultants for allowable services. Consultants are contractors who support food programs with some level of enhancement. They might help with increasing participation, recipe development, or meal quality. Consultants may also provide short-term training for new staff members or new initiatives. However, consultants cannot provide compliance training that is provided by TDA, the Education Service Center, or the Institute for Child Nutrition. To avoid duplicative costs, School Food Authorities planning to use federal child nutrition funds to contract with a consultant must do their due diligence to ensure the services they seek and contract for are not services that could have been provided at no cost from the Education Services Center or the Institute for Child Nutrition (see resources below).
Consultants do not manage the operations of child nutrition programs. If a School Food Authority seeks those services, it must procure them from a Food Service Management Company rather than a consultant.
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Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839-6325) for help. Additional translations services available as well.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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| This institution is an equal opportunity provider. |
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