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NY A08091
Bill
Status
4/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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AI Summary
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Allows New York political subdivisions to award food purchase contracts to qualified New York state-based bidders meeting "values based procurement standards" even if their bid is up to 10% higher than the lowest responsible bidder
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Requires all bidders on food purchase contracts to submit supply chain data including names and facility addresses of suppliers, distributors, processors, and producers, which must be made publicly available on government websites
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Defines seven values based procurement standards: local economies (51%+ of materials grown/processed within 100 miles), environmental resilience (soil health, carbon sequestration, reduced pesticides), racial equity (minority/women-owned or socially disadvantaged farms), valued workforce (union rights, worker cooperatives), valued agricultural sector (fair pricing for farmers), animal welfare (humane care with third-party certification), and nutrition (whole grains, fresh produce, lean proteins)
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Winning bidders must update supply chain data at contract execution, annually thereafter, and upon any changes to supplier information related to the contract
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Environmental resilience criteria include specific practices such as cover cropping, no-till farming, elimination of synthetic pesticides, avoiding non-therapeutic antibiotics, protecting biodiversity, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock
Legislative Description
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 resilience, racial equity, valued workforce, valued agricultural sector, animal welfare, and nutrition.
Last Action
substituted by s7638a
6/17/2025