Forms
- SC-5 Request for Enrollment in Market Inspector Training (MIT) (pdf)
- SC-24 Positive Lot Identification Stamp(s)/Die(s) Request Form (pdf)
- SC-184-7a Almond Treatment Process Verification Report (pdf)
- SC-184-7b Almond Non-Conformity & Corrective Action Request (pdf)
- SC-213 Inspection or Audit Services Rendered to Other SC Program Divisions
- SC-214 Inspection or Audit Services Rendered to Specialty Crops Inspection
- SF-270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement (pdf)
- SC-294 Report on Sanitary Inspection
- SC-371 PLI Stamp-Die Accountability Sheet (pdf)
- SC-383 Records Review
- SC-396 Annual Cooperator's Report (pdf)
- SC-399 State Cooperators’ Communication-Feedback Form
- SC-397 Supervisory Review Checklist
- SC-400 Federal State Cooperative Market Office Review
- SC-430 Vendor Form
- SC-468 Application for License to Sample or Inspect Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Miscellaneous Products
Administration
- Billing Divisions of the Specialty Crops Program for Inspection Services
- BIQMS Review Procedures Guide
- Inspection Branch Internal Quality Management System (BIQMS) Quality System Service Standards (pdf)
- Reimbursement for Inspection or Audit Services
- Technical Advisory Committee
- Terminal Market Travel Charge Policy
Inspection
All
- AIM Inspection Series Sanitation Manual
- Application of Tolerances for Import Requirements & Marketing Order Regulations
- Approval and Use of Automatic Sampling Devices
- California Code of Regulations Article 21 Cherries
- Certificate Copies for Products Failing to Meet Section 8e Import Requirements
- Export Apple Act Export Grape & Plum Act
- FEIRS
- FPB 02-2 Identifying Tomatoes from Florida with PLI Marks that are Producer-Packed
- FPB 605 Certification of Gift Packs
- General Shipping Point Manual
- Method of Determining Percentages of Various Commodities (pdf)
- Mexican Tomato Suspension Agreement (pdf)
- Mexican Tomato Suspension Agreement FAQ (pdf)
- Positive Lot Identification (PLI) Manual & Worksheets
- Reporting Spiders in Containers of Fruits or Vegetables
- Reporting Out-of-Grade Lots Under Marketing Orders at Shipping Point (pdf)
- Scale Tolerances for Determining Net Weight (pdf)
- SCI Division Safety Manual
- Section 8e Import Requirements
- Serially Numbered Forms Accountability
- Tolerance Testing of Produce Sizing Rings
Audit
- Audit Billing Procedures (pdf)
- Audit Billing Worksheet (xls)
- Auditor Evaluation Worksheet (doc)
- Auditor Evaluation Worksheet – Completion Instructions (pdf)
- FPB 701 Minimum Auditor Criteria for Federal & Federal-State Personnel Licensed to Perform Audits (pdf)
- FPB 702 Unannounced Verification Review for GAP-GHP Audit Verification Program
- FPB 703 Fresh Products GAP-GHP Audit Appeals, Complaints & Dispute Procedures
- FPB 705 Use of Agreement for Participation in GAP-GHP Audit Program
- FPB 706 FV-237A Request Form for Audit Services
- FPB 08-02 Instructions for the Corrective Action Process in GAP-GHP Audits
- FPD 12-2 Instructions for Continual Professional Development
- GAP-GHP Audit Verification Program Policies & Procedures
- Harmonized Auditor Manual
- Instructions for the Use of GAP/GHP Logo
- Gap Audit Checklists
- Fresh Tomato Supply Chain - Greenhouse (xls)
- Fresh Tomato Supply Chain - Open Field Harvest and Packing (xls)
- Fresh Tomato Supply Chain - Packinghouse (xls)
- Fresh Tomato Supply Chain - Repacking and Distribution (xls)
- GAP&GHP Checklists spell check enabled (xls)
- Harmonized GAP Checklist (xls)
- Harmonized GAP Plus+ Checklist (xls)
- USDA Audit Checklist for Mushroom Production Facilities (mGAP) (xls)
- Unannounced-Follow Up Checklist (xls)
- Unannounced-Follow Up Checklist (pdf)
Management
All
- Employee Misconduct-Bribery Procedures
- Employee Rotation Policy
- Federal and Federal-State Shipping Point and Cooperative Market Supervisors’ Manual
- Unacceptable Conduct by Users of the Inspection Service
Guidance Documents and Resources
Addendums to the Cooperative Agreement
- Form SF-425 (pdf) Financial Status Report
- Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87 Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian tribal Governments
- Form SC-218 Monthly Financial Report
- Form SC-345 Summary of Terminal Market Inspection
- Form SC-346 Summary of Federal-State Inspection
- Form SF-LLL (pdf) Certification Regarding Lobbying
- SF-424B, Assurances (pdf) Non-construction Programs
- Form AD-1047 (pdf) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions
- Form AD-1048 (pdf) Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions
- Form AD-1049 (pdf) Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative I - For Grantees Other Than Individuals
- USDA's Uniform Federal Assistance Regulations
- AMS Directive 408.1 (pdf) Financial Guidelines for Cooperative Grading Programs
- AMS Directive 2210.2 (pdf) Investment of Public Funds
Audit
- Audit Services Billing Worksheet Currently in Draft Format
Cooperative Market
- Completion of FEIRS FV-E301 and FV-E300 Certificates for Section 8e Inspections (pdf)
- FEIRS
- Federal Field Office and Federal-State Cooperative Market Field Office Review
- FPB 200 Contracts for Market Inspection Services
- FPD 12-1 Computer-Generated (Electronic) FV-200, FV-201, FV-248 & FV-248A
- FV-300 Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Inspection Certificate Manual
- General Market Manual
- PATCH 009 General Market Manual Section 8e Inspection Requests (FV-237)(pdf)
- PATCH 025 General Market Manual Terminal Market Inspection (TMI) certificates provided to Shippers (pdf)
- PATCH 033 8E Marketing Order Manual (pdf)
- PATCH 035 8E Marketing Order Manual (pdf)
- PATCH 041 General Market Manual Commodity Procurement Statement (pdf)
- PATCH 049 Terminal Market Fees (pdf)
- Local Travel Policy (pdf)
- National Shippers Contact List (pdf)
- PACA National Shipper List (pdf)
- Requesting Deployment of the Fresh Electronic Inspection Reporting/Resource System (FEIRS) Program and Related Equipment (pdf)
- Supervisory Reviews of Agricultural Commodity Graders