Form SC-237-A Request for Audit Services (Gov.)

United States
Department of
Agriculture

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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE, SPECIALTY CROPS PROGRAM
REQUEST FOR AUDIT SERVICES
(This is the only acceptable form for fax or electronic submission to USDA for audit requests)
NOTE: Fill in all appropriate blocks. Requested services may be delayed because of incomplete information. Type of service requested must be selected below.
Services will be declined if the request is beyond our scope of certification. Once a request has been received, a USDA representative will make contact within
48 hours of receipt to schedule the audit.

DATE OF REQUEST:

ANTICIPATED DATE OF AUDIT:

AUDITEE INFORMATION

FARM / FACILITY INFORMATION

Company Name:

Location:

Street Address:
City, State & Zip:

Total Acres /
Total Sq Feet
to be audited:

Phone Number:
Contact Person:
APPLICANT INFORMATION

COMMODITIES TO BE COVERED BY AUDIT (Please List)

Company Name
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail:
Contact Person:

TYPE OF AUDIT SERVICES REQUESTED (Please choose at least one)

Ƒ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit - Field Operations & Harvesting
Ƒ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit - Field Operations & Harvesting
w/ Global Markets Primary Production Addendum

Ƒ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit - Post Harvest
Ƒ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit – Post Harvest
w/ Global Markets Primary Production Addendum

Ƒ Mushroom Specific GAP Audit (M-GAP)
Ƒ Tomato Audit Protocol - Open Field Production, Harvest & Field

Ƒ USDA Good Agricultural Practices and Good
Handling Practices (GAP&GHP) Audit
(choose scopes below)

Ƒ Part 1 – Farm Review
Ƒ Part 2 – Field Harvest & Field Packing Activities
Ƒ Part 3 – House Packing Facility
Ƒ Part 4 – Storage & Transportation
Ƒ Part 6 – Wholesale Distribution Center /
Terminal Warehouse

Packing

Ƒ Tomato Audit Protocol - Packinghouse
Ƒ Tomato Audit Protocol - Greenhouse
Ƒ Tomato Audit Protocol – Repacking and Distribution
Ƒ Plant Systems Audit (PSA)

Ƒ Part 7 – Preventative Food Defense Procedures
Ƒ Food Defense
ƑOther:

ADDITIONAL
REMARKS
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0125. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated average 2 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Non-Discrimination Policy: In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or
funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or
USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other
than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or
write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA
by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email:
program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
SC-237A (6-2017) (Previous editions are to be destroyed)