(a)
(1) For the fiscal year 2018, each agency shall make it a goal to ensure that ten percent (10%) of the amount budgeted for the agency's purchases of food products is spent on local farm or food products.
(2) For fiscal years beginning on and after July 1, 2018, each agency shall make it a goal to ensure that twenty percent (20%) of the amount budgeted for the agency's purchases of food products is spent on local farm or food products.
(b) In awarding a contract for the purchase of food products, an agency shall give preference to a provider of local farm or food products when:
(1) The contract is to be awarded to the lowest bidder;
(2) A responsible and responsive bidder that is a provider of local farm or food products submits a bid that does not exceed the lowest bid by more than ten percent (10%); and
(3) The responsible and responsive bidder submitting the lowest bid is not a provider of local farm or food products.
(c) Each agency shall:
(1) Identify the percentage of funds spent on local farm or food products purchased for fiscal year 2017 to establish a baseline; and
(2) Develop a system for tracking and reporting purchases of local farm or food products each fiscal year.
(d) This section does not require an agency to use any specific procurement method for obtaining food products.
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