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Buy Green with GSA MAS Supply and Surplus Property

Center for Acquisition Support. Buy Green with GSA MAS Supply and Surplus Property. Jeffrey Manthos and Brennan Conaway Program Analyst and Contracting Officer General Services Administration. May 4, 2010. Contents. Why Buy Green? Mandates Reporting Requirements How GSA Can Help You

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Buy Green with GSA MAS Supply and Surplus Property

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  1. Center for Acquisition Support Buy Green with GSA MAS Supply and Surplus Property Jeffrey Manthos and Brennan ConawayProgram Analyst and Contracting OfficerGeneral Services Administration May 4, 2010

  2. Contents • Why Buy Green? • Mandates • Reporting Requirements • How GSA Can Help You • Buy Green Products • Environmental Aisle • Global Supply • Buy Green Services

  3. $500 billion on goods and services in FY 2008 645,000 non-tactical vehicles worldwide Single largest domestic buyer and user of energy Purchases about $74 billion of IT equipment and services per year. The Federal Footprint

  4. Executive Orders • Executive Order 13423 • Requires acquisition of biobased, environmentally preferable, energy-efficient, water-efficient, and recycled content products • Executive Order 13514 • 95% of new contract actions must be green! • Includes task and delivery orders • Applies where such products and services meet agency performance requirements

  5. Legislation

  6. The FAR Green purchasing is prevalent throughout the FAR: Part 4, Administrative Matters Part 7, Acquisition Planning Part 8, Required Sources of Supplies and Services Part 10, Market Research FAR Part 11, Describing Agency Needs FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items FAR Part 23, Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies…

  7. Reporting Requirements OMB Scorecard Energy, Transportation and Environmental Management Comprehensive Green Purchasing Plan (GPP) OFEE/OFPP Data Call and Report

  8. EO 13423 Report

  9. GSAAdvantage!® Icon Changes Align icons with federal definition of green Executive Order Legislation FAR Match reporting requirements Use professional standards Industry consensus Protect customers from “greenwashing”

  10. Greenwashing* Hidden trade-off No proof Vagueness Irrelevance Fibbing Lesser of two evils Worshipping false labels *(from Scot Case of TerraChoice, Global Ecolabeling Network & Canadian Gov EcoLogo Program)

  11. GSA Green Icons – Future State CPG Compliant Energy Star FEMP WaterSense BioPreferred SNAP Approved NESHAP EPEAT PRIME Forest Stewardship Council Green Seal GreenGuard Biodegradable Low VOC EPA Primary Metals Free 11

  12. Energy-Efficient Products • Standards: ENERGY STAR® and Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) • Strong purchasing requirement • Product Categories: • Lighting • Commercial and industrial • Office equipment • Home electronics • And more…

  13. Electronic Product Evaluation Assessment Tool (EPEAT) • EPEAT is a non-profit organization managed by the Green Electronics Council • Strong purchasing requirement • Product Categories: • Desktop computers • Notebook computers • Monitors

  14. Recycled Content Products • Standard: EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) • Products Categories: • Construction • Landscaping • Non-Paper office • Paper and paper • Transportation • And more…

  15. Water-Efficient Products • Standards: EPA’s WaterSense and FEMP • Agencies must reduce water consumption by 2% annually through 2020 • Product Categories • Bathroom sink faucets • High-efficiency toilets • Pre-rinse spray valves • Showerheads • Flushing urinals

  16. Bio-Based Products • Standard: US Department of Agriculture’s BioPreferred program • Product Categories • Construction & Road Maintenance • Furniture • Housewares and cleaning • Industrial supplies • Landscaping and agriculture • Office supplies • Personal care and toiletries

  17. Non-Ozone Depleting and Low/Non-Toxic • Non-Ozone Depleting • Standard: Significant New Alternative Policy (SNAP) program • Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances • Products: Refrigeration, Aerosols, Adhesives, etc. • Low/Non-Toxic • Standard: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) • Products are free of toxic air pollutants • Products: Paints and Coatings

  18. Third-Party Standards • Green Seal • Multiple environmental attributes over product life cycle • Construction, household, office, food products… • GreenGuard • Evaluates product effect on indoor air quality • Flooring, furniture, textiles, doors… • Forest Stewardship Council • Responsible forest management practices • Any product containing wood

  19. Plastic Removal In Marine Environment (PRIME) • Navy program to reduce plastic waste • Biodegradable packing materials Plastic waste Processor Pancake

  20. Other Icons • Biodegradable • Product complies with 40 CFR 796 • Low VOC • Meets California requirements for VOC emissions • EPA Primary Metals Free • Product is free of cadmium, lead and/or mercury

  21. Implementing green requirements at Schedule level Copiers = ENERGY STAR compliant MAS 36 SIN 51 100 100% Green • Printer / Copier Paper = CPG compliant • MAS 75 SIN 75 200

  22. Buy Green With GSA

  23. New Site! www.gsa.gov/GOGREEN

  24. Buy Green Products - GSAAdvantage!®

  25. GSAAdvantage!® - Environmental Aisle Search for green products by environmental attribute(s) and/or keyword Shortcut: www.gsaadvantage.gov/environmentalaisle

  26. Search Results

  27. Reporting Tool - ASAP

  28. GSA Global Supply Select “Green” Items from the main page to see all products Click “Refine Options” to limit products using criteria Shortcut: www.gsaglobalsupply.gsa.gov

  29. Services directly addressing environmental issues, such as: Waste management Metering services Any service that is performed in an environmentally friendly manner. Green Services

  30. MAS 899 Environmental Services • Environmental Consulting Services • Materials and Waste Recycling and Disposal Services • Geological Information Systems Services • Remediation and Reclamation Services • Website: www.gsa.gov/environmentalservices

  31. Energy Management Services • Schedule 03FAC Facilities Maintenance and Management • Energy Management Planning and Strategies • Metering Services • Building Commissioning Services • Energy Audit Services • Water Conservation • Schedule 84: Total Solutions for Law Enforcement

  32. Comprehensive Professional Energy Services BPAs • Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative BPAs • Using CPES BPAs, agencies can: • Acquire compliant energy services • Measurably move to clean energy • Support effort to retain and create jobs • 19 Contractors • Website: www.gsa.gov/energyservicesbpa

  33. GSA’s Personal Property Management • Personal Property Management manages agency excess equipment • First source of supply [FAR 8.002] • Source reduction • Saves natural resources • Reduces pollution • Reduces costs • Website: GSAXcess.gov

  34. How to “Green” a Service • EO 13514: 95% of task orders must be green • No icons or defined standard for services • Services “greened” at the task order level • Let’s look at how to “green” conference services using FAR 8.4 procedures and GSA E-Buy

  35. Greening the Acquisition Process Receive Purchase Request Create and Post RFQ Evaluate Quotes Award Acquisition Planning FAR 7 – Acq. planning must consider Federal green requirements FAR 4 – If paper quotes, use double sided recycled paper FAR 11 – Include green evaluation factors FAR 12 – Include green contract clauses for commercial items

  36. Useful Guidelines • Consider EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing guidelines • Environment + Price + Performance = EPP • Pollution Prevention • Life Cycle Perspective/Multiple Attributes • Comparison of Environmental Impacts • Environmental Performance Information

  37. Direct vs. Indirect Example How are these services green? Conference services Recycling, energy-efficiency, water programs Linen/towel reuse Paperless check-in and check-out Accounting services Paper? Energy use? Mostly indirect, internal activities

  38. Green as an Evaluation Factor 38

  39. Possible RFQ Evaluation Questions • Recycling, energy and water efficiency programs? • Guests have easy access to mass transit? • Lights and AC turned off when rooms not in use? • Use reusable utensils, napkins, tablecloths? • Paperless check-in and check-out? • Source food from local growers? • Use bio-based or biodegradable products?

  40. Find Conferencing MAS on eBuy

  41. Search Vendors on eBuy

  42. Upload and Send RFQ

  43. Final Steps • Evaluate quotes in accordance with RFQ • Award • Notify Agency Sustainability Officer for reporting purposes

  44. Summary Legislation, Executive Orders, and the FAR require green purchasing Reporting requirements intensifying GSA has the green solutions you need Any service can be “greened” at the task order level

  45. Contacts • Jeffrey Manthos • jeffrey.manthos@gsa.gov • 703.605.2838 • Brennan Conaway • brennan.conaway@gsa.gov • 703.605.2613

  46. Questions?

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