Edible Food Recovery Service Provider Pilot

Description

The County is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to implement a fee-for-service edible food recovery pilot program in San Mateo County. The goal of this pilot is for a technology-enabled food recovery service to implement a fee-for-service food recovery program that incorporates work and revenue-sharing partnerships with nonprofit FROs serving the County of San Mateo. The selected contractor (&ldquo;Contractor&rdquo;) will:Onboard approximately ten Generators&nbsp;into their food recovery service including establishing a written agreement with the Generators.Provide Generators with an easy-to-use platform to schedule surplus edible food pickups, track surplus edible food volume in accordance with SB 1383&rsquo;s recordkeeping requirements, and analyze diversion impacts.Identify a fee-for service schedule that outlines the fees that Generators will pay for services provided by FROs and accordingly charge and collect payments from Generators for food recovery services they receive (technology access and cost associated with surplus edible food pickups).Onboard approximately four FROs to perform surplus edible food pickups and distributions including establishing written agreements with FROs to act as subcontractors for this pilot project.Identify a fee-for-service payment schedule for FROs and accordingly distribute payments from the earned revenue from Generators to the FROs for the services they provide. <span style