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RFI 35890 REGARDING POTENTIAL ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION PROJECTS
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NUMBER 35890 TITLE RFI 35890 REGARDING POTENTIAL ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION PROJECTS AVAILABLE DATE 3/30/2026 3:30 PM CLARIFICATION DEADLINE 4/16/2026 10:00 AM DUE DATE 5/20/2026 2:30 PM CONTACT INFORMATION NAJEY MCDUFFIE AT contact@example.gov BID TYPE RFI DESCRIPTION
On behalf of Philadelphia Gas Works (“PGW”), the City of Philadelphia Department of Sanitation, and the City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation, PGW is issuing this Request for Information (“RFI”) to solicit responses regarding options for developing and operating potential organic waste diversion projects (“Projects”). This RFI is directed to entities that have proven experience designing, developing and/or operating systems to divert and process organic wastes towards productive, emission-reducing purposes, and is intended to:
Provide general background information related to potential Projects; and Solicit input on a variety of issues, including: the potential biochemical and thermochemical waste conversion processes; end-use energy products and associated energy credits; commercial structures and financing models, and; market information, interest, and general project viability.
There are a number of drivers for these Projects and this RFI, including:
Diverting organic waste streams to alternate productive end-use opportunities for the sake of mitigating environmental impacts and creating additional economic value; Evaluating alternative technologies for separating organic waste feedstocks from waste streams; Identifying and evaluating the range of potential biochemical and thermochemical processes for converting organic waste feedstocks; Evaluating advanced technologies and associated challenges for resource recovery that targets organic waste streams; Identifying and evaluating the range of potential derived products, end-uses and targets markets for the sake of both reducing emissions and producing economic value; and Evaluating potential commercial structure options and appropriate roles and responsibilities in terms of: cost-effectiveness and efficiency; best leveraging existing skillsets, assets, and complementary services; and risk mitigation.
Notes:
By submission of a response to this RFI, Respondents acknowledge and agree that the City, as a municipal corporation, is subject to state and local public disclosure laws and, as such, is legally obligated to disclose to the public documents, including RFI responses, to the extent required thereunder. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, the City's legal obligations shall not be limited or expanded in any way by a Respondent's assertion of confidentiality and/or proprietary data. Respondents also expressly agree and acknowledge that any response to this RFI, including written documents and verbal communication, regardless of how marked by respondent, is not confidential and may be subject to public disclosure by PGW, or any authorized agent
of PGW, including but not limited to disclosure under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law. Any materials submitted or ideas elicited in response to this RFI (i) shall be the sole and absolute property of PGW, with PGW having title, and (ii) may be used and/or implemented by PGW without compensation, including, without limitation, to develop strategies and development options for Projects and/or issue further solicitations. By responding to this RFI, respondents expressly waive any right to designate their response
or parts thereof confidential, proprietary, a trade secret, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under any circumstance.
It is the express purpose of this RFI to assist PGW and the City by, without limitation, providing information that may be included in a potential future public competitive solicitation, such as a Request for Quotations (“RFQ”) or Request for Proposals (“RFP”), if any, which may be issued at a later date to solicit specific proposals.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REVIEW RFI DOCUMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS OPPORTUNITY MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 4/16/2026 10:00 AM
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