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of Division 7 or produced at a large volume in-vessel digestion facility that composts on-site as defined and permitted under Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Chapter 3.2 of Division 7. Compost shall meet the State's composting operations regulatory requirements. Contractor—Any person, group of persons, business, consultant, designing architect, association, partnership, corporation, supplier, vendor or other entity that has a contract with the City or serves in a subcontracting capacity with an entity having a contract with the City for the provision of goods or services. Direct Service Provider—A person, company, agency, district, or other entity that provides a service or services to the City pursuant to a contract or other written agreement or as otherwise defined in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(17). EcoLogo TM-A third-party, multi-attribute eco-labeling program founded by the Canadian government in 1988. The Program compares products and services with others in the same category, develops rigorous and scientifically relevant criteria, and awards the EcoLogoTM to those that are environmentally preferable throughout their entire lifecycle. Electricity Procured from Biomass Conversion—Electricity generated from biomass facilities that convert Recovered Organic Waste, such as wood and prunings from the municipal stream, into electricity. Electricity procured from a biomass conversion facility may only count toward the Jurisdiction's Annual Recovered Organic Waste Product Procurement Target if the facility receives feedstock directly from certain permitted or authorized compostable material handling operations or facilities, transfer/processing operations or facilities, or landfills, as described in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 18993.1(i). Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)—A procurement tool to help institutional purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes. Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) bleaching processes replace elemental chlorine gas with a chlorine derivative as the bleaching agent. There is a wide range of different bleaching sequences covered under this term. While all ECF processes significantly reduce the amount of dioxins created in the bleaching process, those that include enhanced processes such as extended and oxygen delignification achieve the greatest reduction. Energy Star—The U.S. EPA's energy efficiency product labeling program. Energy-Efficient Product—A product that is in the upper 25% of energy efficiency for all similar products, or that is at least 10%more efficient than the minimum level that meets Federal standards. Federal Energy Management Program—A program of the Department of Energy that issues a series of Product Energy Efficiency Recommendations that identify recommended efficiency levels for energy-using products. Purchasing Procedures and Manual 28