| COSPNSR | Thiele, Anderson, Zinerman, Rosenthal L, Jacobson, Lunsford, Shrestha, Shimsky, Gunther, Weprin,
Colton, Raga, Kelles, Simon, Epstein, Seawright, Hevesi, McDonald, Solages, Santabarbara, Bichotte
Hermelyn, Forrest, Bronson, Levenberg, Clark, Lucas, Paulin, Stirpe, Jackson |
| Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards when such bid is not more than 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder and when the bidder makes publicly available data on where such bidder sources their food items; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental sustainability, racial equity, valued workforce, animal welfare, and nutrition. |
