Gwangju Nam-gu, Recruiting Suppliers of Eco-friendly Ingredients for School Meals

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 28th that it will open a recruitment for companies capable of supplying eco-friendly ingredients year-round at the Nam-gu School Meal Support Center, and will accept applications from the 4th to the 5th of next month to ensure the smooth promotion of the eco-friendly excellent ingredient supply project.

Nam-gu plans to select two companies based in Gwangju through this public recruitment.

Eligibility requires companies to have completed registration for collective food service sales under the Food Sanitation Act and to have business locations in Gwangju as of the end of last year.

Additionally, there must be no disqualifications for ingredient supply contracts through the government procurement system (G2B) and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation's e-AT system, and the company must be able to operate three or more logistics vehicles.

Furthermore, companies must be enrolled in business liability insurance that guarantees responsibility in case of health issues caused by supplied food to students, and must have cold storage facilities of at least 16.5㎡ to participate in the public recruitment.

The evaluation will be conducted according to the selection criteria decided by the Nam-gu School Meal Support Center Operating Committee. In the first document screening, companies will be narrowed down to within four times the number of available spots, and in the second on-site evaluation, within twice the number, followed by a third public lottery to select the final two suppliers.

Evaluation criteria include work performance ability, delivery records, hygiene status of business sites, and business plans. In case of a tie in the document screening, preference will be given to companies with a record of supplying eco-friendly agricultural products.

The selection of eco-friendly ingredient suppliers will be finalized on the 13th of next month.

A Nam-gu official stated, “Since the selection of eco-friendly ingredient suppliers is closely related to the health of our children, we will conduct a strict screening process based on expanding sales channels for producers to ensure excellent companies are selected.”

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