---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 764.456"
title: "7"
number: "764.456"
heading: "Applying to be a vendor."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/764.456"
---

# §764.456. Applying to be a vendor.

- (a) A vendor for borrower training services must apply to the Agency for approval.
- (b) The vendor application must include:
  - (1) A sample of the course materials and a description of the vendor's training methods;
  - (2) Specific training objectives for each section of the course;
  - (3) A detailed course agenda specifying the topics to be covered, the time devoted to each topic, and the number of sessions to be attended;
  - (4) A list of instructors and their qualifications;
  - (5) The criteria by which additional instructors will be selected;
  - (6) The proposed locations where training will take place;
  - (7) The cost per participant, including cost for additional members of a farming operation;
  - (8) The minimum and maximum class size;
  - (9) The vendor's experience in developing and administering training to farmers;
  - (10) The monitoring and quality control methods the vendor will use;
  - (11) The policy on allowing Agency employees to attend the course for monitoring purposes;
  - (12) A plan of how the needs of applicants with physical, mental, or learning disabilities will be met; and
  - (13) A plan of how the needs of applicants who do not speak English as their primary language will be met.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 72 FR 63298, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 75 FR 54015, Sept. 3, 2010.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 63298, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted.