Gerry Nelson

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• Gerry Nelson

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Buying Green

• A Multifunctional Approach to Pollution Prevention

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Pollution Prevention Act
National policy to reduce pollution at its source.
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Pollution Prevention Hierarchy

• Source Reduction
• Recycling
• Treatment
• Disposal

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Its not easy
green
being
buying
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Acquisitions Goal
Government has an obligation to set a positive
example by

• reducing unnecessary waste
• conserving energy
• recycling
• buying recycled content products
• preventing pollution
• creating markets for environmentally preferable
  products and technologies

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Teaming for Effective P2

• Developing specifications
• Establishing environmentally friendly evaluation
  criteria
• Utilizing research and developing resources

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Developing Specifications
FAR Part 7 and Part 36 promote the use of

• recovered materials
• environmentally preferred products
• energy-efficient products, and
• renewable energy technologies.

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Creating the Solicitation

• Acquisition Item Description (AID)
• Provisions and Clauses
• Evaluation Criteria

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DD 350

• B12FEPA-Designated Product(s)
• B12GRecovered Material Clauses

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RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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Closing the Loop
Manufacture
Collect
Purchase
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Collect
Manufacture
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CPG/RMAN
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Part A
Paper and Paper Products
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Part B
Vehicular Products
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Part C
Construction Products
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Part D
Transportation Products
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Part E
Park and Recreation Products
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Part F
Landscaping Products
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Part G
Non-Paper Office Products
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Part H
Miscellaneous Products
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Required Sources of Supply

• EMALL
• UNICOR
• JWOD
• GSA
• DLA
• Commercial

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Written Justification
The written justification must state that the
product is unable to be acquired

• Competitively
• At a reasonable price
• To meet reasonable performance standards

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E.O. 13101
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Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

• What is "environmentally preferable?""...product
  s or services that have a lesser or reduced
  effect on human health and the environment when
  compared with competing products or services that
  serve the same purpose..."
• - Executive Order 13101

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Environmentally Preferable

• Water Efficient
• Energy Efficient
• Low Standby Power

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Environmentally Preferable

• Reusable
• Renewable
• Recyclable
• Recycled

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Environmentally Preferable

• Reparable
• Reconditioned
• Remanufactured

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Environmentally Preferable

• Biobased
• Biodegradable
• Photodegradable

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Federal Logistics Information System
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ENAC

• Environmental Attribute Code

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DoD Green Procurement Strategy
Promoting Environmental Stewardship throughout
the Department of Defense
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GPP Metrics

• DD350
• Green Purchasing Training
• Green Procurement Report

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Environmental Reporting Logistics System
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Green Procurement Report
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Dos and Donts of Buying Green
Do. . .

• Adopt a green purchasing policy with specific
  goals and targets and give a copy to all your
  vendors.
• Commit to purchasing on the basis of life-cycle
  costs, not purchase price.
• Construct purchasing criteria to favor products
  that meet the criteria established as important,
  like high-recycled content or low energy

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Dos and Donts of Buying Green, continued
Do. . .

• Broadcast your requirements for environmentally
  preferable products as widely a possible
• Insist on complete disclosure from suppliers and
  manufacturers regarding chemicals used to
  manufacture products
• Consider designing specifications to favor
  companies that will take back goods that have
  reached the end of their useful lives.

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Dos and Donts of Buying Green, continued
Dont. . .

• Include contract language that precludes green
  purchasing.
• Include specifications that are irrelevant for
  the intended use.

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Dos and Donts of Buying Green, continued
Dont. . .

• Set short time lines for purchases in which you
  are trying to reach out to new distributors for
  EPP. Theyll need time to learn to work with you.
• Let preferred vendor contracts exclude
  environmentally preferable product and service
  distribution.

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