Local Food Procurement Guidelines, Local Law 50 of 2011

Jurisdiction Name: New York
State/Province: NY
Country: United States
Type of Government: Municipality
Population: 8,175,133
Population Range: 1 million or more
Policy Links: WebPDF
Policy type: law
Year: 2011
GFC Topic: community food connections
Keywords: annual food procurement reporting, chief procurement officer, food procurement, local, local food, local food procurement, procurement, reporting
Adopting Government Department(s):

New York City Council

Lead Implementing Entity(s): New York City Chief Procurement Officer, New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Support Entity(s):

n/a

Funding Amount: not available
Funding Sources: not available
Policy Outcome(s):

mandated New York City Chief Procurement Officer to encourage city agencies to “make best efforts to purchase New York state food”; required the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services, with respect to food purchase contracts, and the New York City Chief Procurement Officer, with respect to food-related services contracts, to ensure that the city food procurement guidelines and the listing of New York state food products are made a part of each solicitation for all such contracts and shall request that each vendor supplying food products or processed food under a contract issued as a result of such solicitations determine whether New York state food products are being provided under such contracts and indicate the amount and type; required annual reporting detailing the city’s efforts to implement the city guidelines for the purchase of New York state food

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