On February 1, 2012, a request for proposal was released seeking proposals to provide UVM with beverage vending. UVM received 3 bid responses as part of this process.   The University has chosen Sodexo as the vendor for the beverage vending contract for the next 3 years.  This contract begins on July 1, 2012 and extends through June 30, 2015. The contract is a non-exclusive agreement and Sodexo will offer products from multiple brands. Consistent with the University’s goal to support environmental sustainability this contract will exclude bottled (non-flavored water and non-carbonated) from all vending machines beginning on January 1, 2013. Additionally, in the interest of promoting more healthy choices, at least 33% of the beverage options in vending machines on campus will be healthy choice products.