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Buy Green With GSA

Program Analysis Division. Buy Green With GSA. Brennan Conaway Procurement Analyst General Services Administration. August 11 and 12, 2010. Contents. Driving Forces behind Sustainability Buy Green Products Standards GSA Purchasing Tools Buy Green Services Reporting Requirements.

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Buy Green With GSA

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  1. Program Analysis Division Buy Green With GSA Brennan ConawayProcurement AnalystGeneral Services Administration August 11 and 12, 2010

  2. Contents • Driving Forces behind Sustainability • Buy Green Products • Standards • GSA Purchasing Tools • Buy Green Services • Reporting Requirements

  3. Defining Sustainability • Sustainability has three components • Economic • Social • Environment (“Green”)

  4. Our Material World • Past 50 years - consumed more than entire history • U.S. consumed 57% more in 2000 than in 1975 • From 1900 to 1995, use of renewable materials dropped from 41% to 6% • By 2050 • World population will grow 50% • Economic activity will grow 500%

  5. $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

  6. Legislation

  7. 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…

  8. 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

  9. Reporting Requirements OMB Scorecard Energy, Transportation and Environmental Management * OFEE/OFPP Data Call and Report *OMB Scorecard

  10. EO 13423 Report

  11. Reporting Tool - ASAP

  12. Green Labels to Know CPG Compliant Energy Star FEMP WaterSense BioPreferred SNAP Approved NESHAP EPEAT 12

  13. 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…

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

  19. 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

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

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

  22. www.gsa.gov/GOGREEN

  23. Buy Green Products - GSAAdvantage!®

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

  25. Search Results

  26. 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

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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. Ways to “green” a service • EO 13514 requires that products used in performance of the service must be green (ENERGY STAR, BioPreferred, etc) • Follow EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guidelines • Contract terms and conditions • Evaluate environmental impacts

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. Green as an Evaluation Factor 35

  36. 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?

  37. Find Conferencing MAS on eBuy

  38. Search Vendors on eBuy

  39. Upload and Send RFQ

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

  41. Summary / Action Items Sustainability is… …complex …not going away …a moving target Get your agency Green Purchasing Plan Incorporate green requirements into contracts GSA is working to assist card-holders identify, obtain and track sustainable products

  42. Questions? • Brennan Conaway • brennan.conaway@gsa.gov • 703.605.2613

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