Common use of Recipient Agencies Clause in Contracts

Recipient Agencies. The distrib- uting agency must select recipient agencies, as defined in § 250.2, to receive donated foods for distribution to eligi- ble persons, or for use in meals pro- vided to eligible persons, in accordance with eligibility criteria for specific programs or outlets, and must enter into a written agreement with a recipi- ent agency prior to distribution of do- nated foods to it. However, for child nutrition programs, the distributing agency must enter into agreements with those recipient agencies selected by the State administering agency to participate in such programs, prior to distribution of donated foods to such recipient agencies. The distributing agency must confirm such recipient agencies’ approval for participation in the appropriate child nutrition pro- gram with the State administering agency. For household programs, dis- tributing agencies must consider the past performance of recipient agencies when approving applications for par- ticipation. Agreements with recipient agencies must include the provisions in this paragraph (c), as well as provisions required in Federal regulations appli- cable to specific programs (e.g., agree- ments with local agencies in CSFP must include the provisions in § 247.4(b) of this chapter). The agreements with recipient agencies and subdistributing agencies must: (1) Ensure compliance with the appli- cable requirements in this part, with other Federal regulations referenced in this part, and with the distributing agency’s written agreement with FNS; (2) Ensure compliance with all re- quirements relating to food safety and food recalls; (3) Establish the duration of the agreement. The duration of the agree- ment may be established as permanent, but may be amended at the initiation of distributing agencies; (4) Permit termination of the agree- ment by the distributing agency for failure of the recipient agency (or sub- distributing agency, as applicable) to