RESOURCE COLLECTION

RFP - Café Operator for San Francisco Public Library’s Main Branch

Real Estate Division (“RED”) of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified and experienced respondents (“Respondent”) to enter into a Permit to Enter and Use Agreement (“Permit”) to operate a “Cafe” on the lower level of the San Francisco Main Library (“Library”) located at 100 Larkin Street in San Francisco the term of the Permit and each day the Library is open.

Real Estate Division

Documents

RFP timeline and deadlines

  • RFP Re-Post December 23, 2025
  • Deadline to Submit Written Questions January 9. 2026
  • Responses to Questions January 14, 2026
  • Proposals Due January 30, 2026
  • Interviews with Select Respondents Week of February 8, 2026*
  • Notice of Intent to Award Permit Week of February 23, 2026

* subject to change