PrimeroEdge Annual Catalog & Forecasting
This page is designed to provide support and resources when completing the survey. Remember to complete the survey in the FDP link in CNPweb and be sure to verify the Department of Defense (DoD) allocation is correct, if applicable.
- USDA Foods List of Materials and Prices
USDA Foods List of Materials and Pricing USDA List of IDOE Offerings for 2026-2027
- This is the list of USDA Foods being offered by IDOE from USDA’s Full List. The unhighlighted items are Direct Delivered (Brown Box USDA Foods), the items highlighted in blue are Processed Goods, and the items highlighted in green represent items that are offered in both a Direct Delivered and Processed Goods categories.
USDA Foods List of Materials and Pricing USDA Full List for 2026-2027
USDA Foods List of Materials and Pricing- USDA Full List for SY25-26
- USDA Foods Available List and Product Information Sheets
- USDA Foods for Processing Information
- Annual Catalog Worksheets and Useful Tools
- Food Production Records
- Forecasting
- About the Annual Catalog
- The SFA's menu is the heart of the school's operation and should be driving force when completing the catalog.
- The catalog is the time when schools make direct shipment (brown box), processed goods (bulk products to a processor), and Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program requests for the following school year. All three catalogs are available in PrimeroEdge.
- The catalog is a "wishlist" of USDA Foods that schools request for the following school year.
- The catalog must be completed to participate in USDA Foods in Schools and the Food Distribution Program.
- This catalog helps IDOE determine the amount and which USDA Foods to order from USDA.
- *This is a request not an order. There is no guarantee that USDA will purchase or deliver items requested.
- Items should not be menued until they are showing in the SFAs inventory.
- Mid to Late January: The catalog typically opens.
- Mid to Late March: Catalog typically closes.
The catalog must be completed in PrimeroEdge by the deadline. Once the catalog closes, it cannot be reopened.
- How to Qualify and Participate
Schools:
- Must be on the National School Lunch Program for at least one school year.
- Meals cannot be vended or catered by a third party vendor.
- Qualify if they contract with a Food Service Management Company (FSMC).
To participate:
- School Food Authorities must be set up on the Food Distribution Program in CNPweb and receive Planned Assisted Level (PAL) also known as entitlement.
- The annual catalog must be completed by all School Food Authorities in PrimeroEdge.
- Schools are encouraged to "spend" up to 102% of their allotted Planned Assistance Level (PAL) aka Entitlement dollars.
- These dollars are based on total lunches served in the previous school year multiplied by the current per meal rate.
- This rate differs from the child nutrition reimbursement rate.