COSPNSR | Zinerman, Anderson, Cruz, Simon, Reyes, Kelles, Thiele, Rosenthal L, Gunther, Gonzalez-Rojas,
Jacobson, Gottfried, Clark |
Provides that certain purchase contracts 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, valued workforce, valued agricultural workforce, animal welfare, nutrition, and racial equity. |