ME Finding
ME Reports
ME Coordinator
ME Documents
MEMS Next Gen
100

Non- compliant/ violation

What is a finding.

100

Days the report due after the exit/ preliminary conference .

 What is 60 days.

100

Leads the ME.

What is the ME Cooridnator.

100

The SA completes prior to ME.

What is the SA ME Questionnaire.

100

Centrailized content management,tracking and reporting system.

What is MEMS NextGen.

200

Not a finding, but is documented.

What is an observation.

200

Days after the transmittal letter is received,the SA must respond to USDA

What is 60 Days.

200

Before the on-site ME Review starts with the SA.

What is an enterance conference.

200

SA notification.

What is the ME Notification Letter.

200

How often updates are annotated, once the ME on-site review is complete and a finding remains open?

What is every 30 Days.

300

A good catch/ positive praise/ best practice.

What is a ”Noteworthy Initiative,”

300

What the SA receives after the ME is completed 

What is the ME Report and transmittal letter 

300

Can be used to complete a virtual ME.

What is TEAMS.

300

Reviewed prior,during and after the ME.

What are working papers.

300

Offered monthly?

What is the MEMS Next Gen Training.

400

Same finding,new ME

What is a repeat findping.

400

States receive when the all findings have been closed and validated.

What is a closure letter.

400

Required to  completed every 5 years, if participating in USDA NSLP/SBP.

What is a ME.

400

Broken into sections, but the pandemic forced RO’s to complete a forcused ME.

What are target areas.

400

891 Pages

What is USDA FNS MEMS NextGen User Notebook Release 5.1

500
When a finding can’t/ wasn’t identified during the ME.

What is an “Affirmative Conclusion.”

500

Reviews and reports results of all ME’s to RO.

What are the Quality Assurance Review (QAR)

500

When the SA deliberately fails to follow RO recommendation. 

What is “escalation.”

500

USDA Foods in Schools.

What is Section K.

500

Acronym-MEMS

Management Evaluation Management System (MEMS).