External Resources Index
Explore external tools, research, and references that support values-based procurement work.
Tools for
Purchasing Guidelines
U.S. Federal Grants Database
External LinkUnited Nations Climate Change, Sports for Climate Action Initiative
External LinkWashington State Public Schools, A School’s Guide to Purchasing Washington-Grown Food
External LinkWoodbury County, Iowa, Local Food Purchase Policy
External LinkRFP
· Best Practices for Contracting with Food Service Management Companies, USDA Policy Memo
External LinkAdvancing School Food Procurement: Driving Values-Based Purchasing through Competitive Solicitations, The Common Market (2022)
External LinkAdvancing School Food Procurement: Driving Values-Based Purchasing through Competitive Solicitations, The Common Market (Nov. 2022)
External LinkBright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Request for Proposals(RFP)/Contract for Food Service Management Company (FSMC) in CACFP
External LinkCafé Services, How to Prepare a Corporate Food Service
External LinkDeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 17-03 To Provide Inmate Food Service at the DeKalb County Jail
External LinkDeKalb County Sherriff’s Office, Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 17-03 To Provide Inmate Food Service at the DeKalb County Jail
External LinkFood from Farms: Toolkit for Direct Purchasing of Local Food, University of Minnesota
External LinkGeorgia School Nutrition, Process for Contracting with a Food Service Management Company (FSMC)
External LinkHow to Prepare a Corporate Food Service Request for Proposal – (RFP), Café Services
External LinkHow to Prepare a Corporate Food Service Request for Proposal – (RFP), Café Services
External LinkLeveraging Contracts for Local Food Procurement: A Guide for Institutions that Work with Food Service Management Companies, Farm to Institution New England, (2015)
External LinkLeveraging Contracts for Local Food Procurement: A Guide for Institutions that Work with Food Service Management Companies, Farm to Institution New England, (2015)
External LinkMacon-Bibb County, Georgia,, Request for Proposals for Inmate Food Service and Inmate Commissary Service (2022)
External LinkMacon-Bibb County, Georgia,, Request for Proposals for Inmate Food Service and Inmate Commissary Service (2022)
External LinkMaine Food for the UMaine System Partners, Recommendations for the Food Service Contracting Process: Contract & RFP Language that Would Lead to an Increase in Local & ‘Real’ Food in the University of Maine System Dining Operations
External LinkMeasuring and Modeling Climate, Environmental, and Social Impacts of Federal Food Procurement, Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition (Nov. 2023)
External LinkMeasuring and Modeling Climate, Environmental, and Social Impacts of Federal Food Procurement, Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition (Nov. 2023)
External LinkOklahoma City Community College, Request for Proposal: Dining and Food Services Management (2024)
External LinkOklahoma City Community College, Request for Proposal: Dining and Food Services Management (2024)
External LinkPublic Institutions Network (aka VBP Learning Network)
Made up of public officials from around the country, this network of leaders support each other to implement values-based food purchasing policies in their hospitals, schools, correctional facilities, senior centers and other food program sites. The network has guided, informed and tested the tools and approaches that make up this toolkit. Founded by the ID Food Systems Action Lab, the VBP Learning Network is now hosted by Partners for Public Good.