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We are already half done with the first month of 2019 - WOW! This memo should give you all of the particulars for the first round of deliveries for our Spring 2019 bid. The Spring 2019 delivery 1 began today and wraps up Friday, February 8, 2019. If you haven't heard from Food Services of America (FSA) yet, they will be notifying you soon you regarding your first delivery date. Subsequent deliveries for the remaining three periods will be approximately 4 weeks apart based on your first delivery date. If for some reason your designated date will absolutely not work for you, please contact Tammie Claassen if you receive deliveries from the Billings FSA warehouse, and Carmen Steele if you receive deliveries from the Spokane FSA warehouse. [All contact information is listed at the bottom of this memo.]

- A FEW REMINDERS -

- ADMINISTRATIVE FEE DETAILS -

Southwest Montana School Services (SWMSS) charges each participating district an administrative fee of $0.90 per case/unit based on your total order amount. This admin fee will be billed on March 15, and payment is due by April 30, 2019.  Please respect the 45 day payment period as this may affect your opportunity to participate in the Fall 2019 bid.

SWMSS member districts receive a discount off this fee. To learn more about becoming a SWMSS member district, please [ click here], or have your Superintendent or District Clerk contact Jennifer Brekke in the SWMSS office.

ITEMS 291, 98, & 96 - BULK CEREALS, frosted mini wheat biscuits, raisin bran, & toasty o's

The Signature brand (FSA) was awarded for these items on the bid. After the bid closed FSA was notified that MOM Brands would no longer be packaging their product with the Signature label. You will receive these items with the MOM Brand packaging instead at the same price as bid and in the same quantities ordered. The updated brand code numbers will be 09826 (#291), 09816 (#98) and 09813 (#96).

ITEM 453 - BREADSTICK, cheese filled

Bake Crafter’s was awarded this product but there was an error in the brand code and pricing they submitted to FSA. The original brand code was 1621 @ $59.52 per case; the correct brand code is 1617 @ $55.60 per case. The case pack remains the same.

ITEM 209 - BURRITO, chicken/cheese & bean, W/G

Los Cabos was awarded this item and reformulated their product after bid submission. The product you will receive will not contain beans, and the chicken has been updated to be NAE (no antibiotics ever). The new brand code is 61272, the price remains at $44.40 per case, and the case pack decreased from 126 to 125.

ITEM 546 - KAMUT, roasted

The manufacturer changed their name from Montana Horizons to Big Sandy Organics, and the new brand code is 67923 00031. The pack size and price remains the same.

ITEM 169 - PORK SAUSAGE, pattie, precooked

This Jimmy Dean item has an updated brand code, 028839-0436.

ITEM 29 - POTATO ROUNDS, frozen, shredded

This Simplot item has a corrected brand code, 79004189.

ITEM 179 - CHEESE SAUCE, JALAPENO, RTU liquid

This Land ‘O Lakes item has an updated brand code, 39941.  

ITEM 471 - YEAST, STARBAKE RUSTIC, specialty blend

This item is a Lesaffre product with the brand code of 39675. It was incorrectly listed on the order form.

ITEM 51 - MAYONNAISE, tub, lite

This Signature item has a corrected brand code of 58314.

The following items are scheduled to arrive in the FSA warehouse during the week of January 21 so may not be on your first delivery. FSA will do makeup deliveries as soon as the product is in the warehouse.

246 – GRAVY MIX, PEPPERED

509 – GRAVY MIX, BEEF

140 – GROUND BEEF PATTIES

541 – BANANA BREAD SLICES

422 – CHICKEN, GRILLED, SHREDDED

338 – PIZZA RIPPER, HAM & CHEESE

593 – CHICKEN, DELI SLICED

270 – PLASTIC CUPS, 9 OZ

191 – CHEESE STICKS, CHEDDAR

200 – SHRIMP, BREADED

536 – BREAKFAST ROUND, OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP

- WEATHER & COMMUNICATION -

The weather around the world has made a huge impact on the produce market and it will continue through the next growing season. Thank you for your patience and, hopefully, being the smart, capable and flexible cooks that you are, you have come up with some creative menu items for these missing or late deliveries.

 

Please keep the lines of communication open so that we are aware of any issues and problems can be solved in a timely manner. Also, please let me know if you experience positive things with our products and your students and staff. All of us together will make our bid a better tool for your menu needs.

- CONTACT DETAILS -