This legal toolkit guides institutions to assess their existing food purchasing practices, identify their values, and implement purchasing practices that better reflect those values.
All Institutions hold distinct values
Values-based procurement (“VBP”) is an approach to food procurement that enables institutions to advance their values through the purchasing power of their food contracts, while still meeting budgetary and service responsibilities. This toolkit guides institutions through key legal, communication, and management considerations that can be adapted to an institution’s unique context.
These resources provide public and private institutions with legal and operational information for implementing values-based purchasing in US institutions. Many valuable external resources are referenced throughout that provide additional information to inform decision-making. However, this toolkit does not take the place of legal counsel and is not meant to provide legal advice.
Identify the strengths and challenges for your institution when implementing values-based purchasing.
A step-by-step guide for implementing values-based purchasing in your institution.
These resources provide public and private institutions with legal and operational information for implementing values-based purchasing in US institutions. Many valuable external resources are referenced throughout that provide additional information to inform decision-making. However, this toolkit does not take the place of legal counsel and is not meant to provide legal advice.
Getting Started
Each phase includes a set of specific activities to make implementing values-based purchasing simpler and easier.
Put the Toolkit to Use
A list of all values-based purchasing legal tools and templates within this toolkit.