Hey Green Group:
Go to the documents section to see the Federal Register Notice issued on May 31 entitled "Federal Acquisition Regulation; Sustainable Acquisition".
This proposed rule would require agencies "to leverage agency acquisitions to foster markets for sustainable technologies, materials, products and services."
It tasks the head of each agency with ensuring that 95 percent of new contract actions are for products and services that are energy efficient, water efficient, bio-based, environmentally preferable or non-ozone depleting, adhering to criteria set out by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department. With the exception of weapons systems, agencies also must aim to procure items that contain recycled content and are nontoxic.
As the Government Executive Magazine points out in today's issue - The Obama administration's campaign to have agencies "lead by example" in sustainable purchasing just got stricter!
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