Attachment 7 Definitions - Acronyms.pdf

ATTACHMENT 7

DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS

AFI. Air Force Instruction

AFMAN. Air Force Manual

AFP. Air Force Pamphlet

AF Form. Air Force Form

A La Carte System (ALACS). Item pricing for all menu items. Under ALACS, the cash patron pays for each item selected; the Sustenance-in-Kind (SIK) patron receives all items selected without charge

Basic Allowance for Sustenance (BAS). A cash allowance paid to military personnel in place of sustenance.

Director of Military Public Health (MPH). The installation medical authority that defines and monitors sanitation standards and procedures for food service activities. Representatives of the MPH inspect sanitary conditions and apply ratings based upon their professional qualitative judgment.

Equipment. Items used to store, prepare, cook, transport, and serve food. Equipment also includes items used in cleaning and sanitizing, as well as those used to transport and store supplies.

Essential Station Messing (ESM). Food furnished to enlisted personnel at Government expense, instead of a monetary allowance.

Food Handlers. Food service personnel, who work where unsealed food or drink is handled, processed, prepared, or served, and who touch food or food contact surfaces in any way. Excluded are food service managers, cashiers, and delivery persons who do not handle unwrapped food or touch food contact surfaces.

Food Service Manager (FSM). An officer, noncommissioned officer, or civilian responsible to the base Chief of Services for matters relating to food service. Advises the contracting officer on matters relating to the contract.

Major Maintenance. The maintenance and repair of equipment, including the restoration or replacement of parts because of wear and tear, damage, failure of parts, or the like. Major maintenance includes replacing or repairing handles, hinges, gaskets, compressors, and all other components necessary to maintain refrigeration in refrigerators

Meal. A meal served at an ALACS dining facility is any total sale made over 20 cents at breakfast and over 40 cents at all other meals, before the Operating Charge is applied. A sale of less than the specified minimum sales to a cash or sustenance-in-kind (SIK) patron shall not count as a meal served.

Minor Maintenance. Involves the cleaning, adjusting, tightening of knobs, screws, nuts, bolts, etc., as required to keep food service equipment in operation and performing other user maintenance recommended by the manufacturer.

Preventive Maintenance. Encompasses the tasks necessary to prevent the premature failure of equipment and includes routine checks of all equipment, lubricating, greasing and oiling equipment parts/components on a regular basis, and the maintenance of equipment logs.

Sustenance. Food items, including beverages and condiments.

DV. Distinguished Visitors