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Role and mission of the Mayor's Office of Food Policy
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The Mayor's Office of Food Policy (MOFP) aims to increase food security, promote healthy food access, and support sustainability in the food system. MOFP supports the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS) in improving shelter food quality.
- MOFP provides strategic advisement on contract language, data collection, and menu adjustments.
- The office promotes best value bids for food contracts, considering quality and equity alongside cost.
- MOFP works to incorporate Good Food Purchasing Initiative data reporting requirements into solicitations and contracts.
Kate MacKenzie
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The mission of the mayor's office of food policy is to advance the city's efforts to increase food security, promote access to and the consumption of healthy foods, and support economic and environmental sustainability across the food system.
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As part of that, MOFP supports the Department of Homeless Services and the Mayor's Office of Contract Services in their efforts to improve food quality, nutrition, and operational efficiency across the city's shelter system.
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We do this by providing strategic advisement and support in several ways including contract language revisions, data collection, contract management and enforcement, menu adjustments, culinary training, food education, and other programmatic opportunities that enhance the effectiveness of agency food programs.
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These efforts aim to ensure that the food served in shelters and other institutional settings throughout the city meets high standards for nutrition and quality.
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MOFP also brings subject matter expertise to MUX to ensure that the contracting tools and resources that it offers are in line with city requirements and priorities.
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For example, MOFP will soon include a new section on our website to provide helpful and useful information to food vendors.
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We've worked closely with MOCs to promote the utilization of best value bids for food when possible.
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A best value bid allows city agencies to buy goods taking into account quality and equity.
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For the first time this year, the Department of Corrections, as an example, included in its bid evaluation not only cost but other desirable attributes like taste, support to New York State food businesses, and organic products, all in consultation with the law department.
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MOFP also support also works with MOCs and food buying agencies to incorporate our good food purchasing initiative data reporting requirements into solicitations and contracts.