The commissioner shall prepare guidelines under which the county offices on aging, established pursuant to P.L. 1970, c. 248 (C. 40:23-6.38 et seq.), shall implement the Home Delivered Meals Expansion Program. The guidelines shall require:
a. The county offices on aging to solicit proposals from existing home delivered meals providers interested in participating in the Home Delivered Meals Expansion Program; andb. The county offices on aging to review the proposals and approve and fund, within the limits of moneys allocated to them, proposals which best meet the objectives of the program.