The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce announced that the December USDA Foods order form is available in the Commodity Allocation Tracking System. Sponsors have until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2026, to submit orders for December delivery, according to the department's Nov. 10 bulletin.
Sponsors that completed Survey 1054, the 2026-27 demand order, will see requested items and current inventory listed with a district-wide allocated amount. The bulletin directs them to enter the desired case count for each delivery location and date, then save the form. Sponsors that did not complete that survey may order only bonus or surplus goods, which are available on a first-come, first-served basis and do not draw on Planned Assistance Level or entitlement funds.
The system will not allow an order to be finalized until every allocated case has been ordered, the department said. Sponsors that cannot accept all allocated cases must contact USDA Foods staff before Nov. 16, 2026, and document the reason. Canceled allocated cases will not be credited to a sponsor's Planned Assistance Level, and finalized orders cannot be changed.
The bulletin lists Christine Farmer and Justin Chapman as USDA Foods program specialists for questions about access or the order process.