Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1) Compostable food and beverage service ware (“foodware”) that meet the following criteria: • Certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (required) • No added fluorinated chemicals and no molded fiber products (required) • Labelled “compostable” (required) • Color coded green (preferred) • Customization options for corporate logos (preferred) 2) Single-use or multi-use disposable bottled water that do not contain plastic or aseptic packaging A. Key Needs: Streamlined & Simplified Foodware To meet its zero waste goal, the Airport must address a key customer and tenant-related foodware challenge. Foodware products used on campus are currently varied in type and color and cause customer and tenant confusion, which result in incorrect on-and-offsite sorting and recycling. In order to reach zero waste, meet the operational needs of the Airport, and comply with the Ordinance, the Airport is issuing this RFI to evaluate the existing market and identify specific compostable foodware products that are: • Certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (required) • No added fluorinated chemicals and no molded fiber products (required) • Labelled “compostable” (required) • Color coded green (preferred) • Customization options for corporate logos (preferred) Further the Airport also seeks suppliers that manufacture multi-use (preferred) bottled water, made without plastic and without aseptic packaging materials that can be fully reused, recycled, or composted. The Airport is also seeking single-use bottled water that can meet criteria mentioned above. Following a thorough review of supplier responses to this RFI, the Airport will next invite conduct the next solicitation to assemble a narrowed pre-qualified list of suppliers that could supply foodware and water bottles that meet SFO and Ordinance requirements to the Airport and Airport tenants. The Airport will provide the SFO-approved list to its Food and Beverage tenants to facilitate compliance with these new citywide requirements. B. Primary Criteria The Airport is interested in identifying products available in the market place in the following categories with the primary criteria identified below: 1) Compostable Foodware and Natural Fiber1 Foodware Accessories o Certified compostable by BPI (required) - All products claiming to be compostable must be certified compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI), proving that the finished product meets ASTM standards D6400 or D6868 of compostability. o No added fluorinated chemicals and no molded fiber products (required) - PFAS, or Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (often referred to as PFCs): Fluorinated chemicals, often referred to as PFCs and PFASs are a category of compounds that includes long- and short-chain per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl compounds, fluorinated sulfonate compounds, and fluorinated polymers. Examples of products that have been tested with no or low fluorinated chemicals can be found on SFApproved.org: CEH Foodware Database. Clamshells World Centric, Clamshell Hinged Containers Lidded Containers Hot Trays Sushi Trays and Lids Foodware Boxes Salad Bowls Soup Bowls Eco-Products, Soup Container EarthChoice, Soup Container Plates Food Wraps Hot Cups and Lids Cold Cups and Lids