New Online Course: How to Integrate Green into Acquisition
GSA, the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) and Defense Acquisition University (DAU) have teamed up to provide a wide variety of online training opportunities for federal and military acquisition professionals. And these courses take place as close as your desktop!
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Reuse is recycling! Commit to Sustainability beyond Earth Month with the Help of GSA’s Green Programs!
Transfer your unneeded federally-owned personal property to other federal agencies, state and local agencies and qualified non-federal organizations through GSAXcess®, a totally web enabled system for reporting and screening/acquiring available excess property. Furniture, motor vehicles, hardware, computers, office machines and more can be transferred through this user-friendly tool. In FY 2012 alone, the federal government reused over 67,000 line items totaling over $1.9B, giving the property new life while stretching the tax
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GSA Updates the Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) with Several New Features
GSA recently updated its Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) -- formerly Green Products Compilation -- to include several new features, including a portal devoted to green services.
The GPC is a publicly available web site that allows users to identify applicable federal green purchasing requirements for products and services.
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IWACenter Sustainability Roundtable
GSA’s IWAC Team Hosts Sustainability Roundtable Discussion With Industry Partners
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First MAS Vendor Meets NSF Protocol for Sustainable Services
GSA is pleased to announce that MAS Vendor, Marstel-Day, has become the first certified environmental management company through the protocol NSF P391:
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Green Purchasing Survey
Help EPA better understand how you and your agency tackle purchasing environmentally preferable products and services. EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program (EPP) is focused on allows the governement to purchase in a way that has a reduced impact on the environment. No prior knowledge or experience is required in order to take this survey, which is eligible for one (1) CLP credit!
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Video: Buy Green (Pt 5 of 6)
In the latest GSA Training: Buy Green video, Dana Arnold of the Program Analysis Division, summarizes the green-only services that are offered and the three types of schedules where they can be found under. Also featured in this video, Dana discusses the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) and the Comprehensive Professional Energy Services (CPES) BPA. Click here to watch this video on YouTube.
Tune in next Wednesday as we finish up the GSA Training: Buy Green series!
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GSA Sustainability Forum
Here at the Sustainability Forum, we discuss the current state of Federal sustainability, including ideas for improving agencies' ability to address ongoing challenges, meet "green" mandates and share best practices. The Forum also serves as a library for sustainability-related training materials, webinars, presentations and other reference documents.We welcome your candid input and feedback as we work to increase availability, effectiveness and usage of “green” offerings across the Federal government.
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Video: Buy Green (Pt 2 of 6)
In the latest GSA Training: Buy Green video (pt 2 of 6), Dana Arnold, the Director of the Program Analysis Division, gives more insight on buying green products. This presentation delivers information on sustainable products, the Federal Green Purchasing Program, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 23, and a variety of market research tools. Click here to watch this video on YouTube
Be sure to tune in Next Wednesday for more information regarding market research tools!
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