Formal Purchase Methods for CACFP and SFSP

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Formal Purchase Methods for Community Nutrition Programs online training.

Course Description

This online training is for CACFP and SFSP operators and reviews the requirements for the formal purchase methods, discusses the differences between an Invitation for Bid and a Request For Proposal (RFP) and identifies the components to include in a formal solicitation, including the scoring criteria for an RFP.

Course Number: 633
Training Length: 40 minutes
Certificate: None
Target Audience: CACFP and SFSP program operators
Mandatory: No
Cost: Free
Date Recorded: February 2017

Online Course

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course:

California Department of Education (CDE) Procurement in the Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) web page
Federal Acquisition Regulation
CDE Correspondence web page

Crediting

Crediting: 0.50 hours
Key Area: Operations (2000)
- Training Topic: Purchasing (2430)
  - Learning Objective: Purchasing (2430)

For more information on crediting, access the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Professional Standards Learning Objectives & Training Topics web page.

Additional Information

Institute of Child Nutrition Procurement in the 21st Century Manual (PDF)
For more information on Procurement, visit the CDE Procurement in CNP web page

Contact Us

If you have technical difficulties or questions regarding the course content, contact the Summer Nutrition Programs and Grants Unit by email at SFSP@cde.ca.gov.

Questions: Summer Nutrition Programs and Grants Unit | SFSP@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Friday, September 11, 2026

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.

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