DoD Approved Food Sources - quartermaster.army.mil · Becoming Approved Source Suppliers Suppliers proposing to bid on Armed Forces contracts and whose establishments are not approved

DoD Approved Food Sources

2

DoD Approved Food Sources

Kandahar, Afghanistan

TRADOC Soldier Fueling Team

RC NEW EQUIPMENT TRAINING

‘Worldwide Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food

Establishments for Armed Forces Procurement’

- official online database

- lists *all* food establishments and food distributors

approved as sources of subsistence for Armed

Forces procurement

- Army Regulation (AR) 40-657.

3

Worldwide Directory

The Worldwide Directory is consolidated and published by

the U.S. Army Institute of Public Health (AIPH), Aberdeen

Proving Ground, Maryland.

U.S. Army Veterinary Service personnel perform sanitary

audits of establishments listed in this publication.

These establishments are subject to sanitary surveillance

to ensure continued approval as a source of subsistence

for Armed Forces Procurement.

4

USAPHC Public Web Site

The Worldwide Directory is updated daily and can

be accessed through the USAPHC public Web site

at http://phc.amedd.army.mil/Pages/default.aspx.

5

Main View

6

Appendix A-Listing Requirements

7

Listing Exemptions

8

Becoming Approved Source Suppliers

Suppliers proposing to bid on Armed Forces contracts and

whose establishments are not approved as sources of

supply must submit written requests for audits signed by

management through either local or central purchasing

agencies.

9

Becoming Approved Source Suppliers

Initial Sanitation Audit request

- Supplier write a letter requesting initial sanitation audit

· owner (or authorized representative) must be signatory

· letter addressed to purchasing or contracting agency

conducting business

- Minimum content requirements of letter

· Full name, street address, city, state, zip code, country of

processing facility. (include mailing address if different)

· Facility point of contact (name, phone, fax, email)

· Normal processing facility operating hours

· Specific product list furnished (such as bread, rolls, or biscuit)

· Caterers – where prepared, military installations to be served

and whether contracted

· Distributor / Broker – operating in CONUS - exempt

10

Appendix B- Initial Audit Request

11

Appendix C-Listing by Establishment

12

Listing by Product

13

Listing by State

14

Approved to Supply

ABCXYZ Company, LLC 45-0000

Alias: Alphabet Company

Plant Address: 123 Soup Road

Anywhere, DC 20000-0000

Phone Number: 0018675309, Fax 0018675308

Email: [email protected]

Approved for: Alphabet Soup (Refrigerated)

IRC: 1220

15

Point Of Contact

The point of contact for this publication is:

AIPH Food Protection Program, USAPHC

ATTN: MCHB-IP-VF

5158 Blackhawk Road

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5403

Commercial telephone number: 410-417-3725/2627 or

DSN: 867-3725/867-2627