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Sustainable Acquisition Cynthia Vallina OMB Analyst Executive Office of the President. GSA Training Conference and Expo 2010. Overview. What is Sustainable Acquisition? OMB Scorecard Update (due: July 2010) Executive Order 13514 Goal
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Sustainable AcquisitionCynthia VallinaOMB AnalystExecutive Office of the President GSA Training Conference and Expo 2010
Overview • What is Sustainable Acquisition? • OMB Scorecard Update (due: July 2010) • Executive Order 13514 Goal • Agency Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans (due: June 2010) • What’s in the works? • Q&A
Federal Mandates • Biobased/BioPreferred (2000) • Energy Star/Efficient (2005) • Environmentally Preferable (including EPEAT) (2007) • Non-ozone depleting SNAP(1998) • Recycled Content (1976) • Water Efficient/Water Sense (2007) • Other (renewables & AFVs)
Single v. Multi-attribute • Green products/single attribute include: -- Biobased -- Energy or water efficient -- Recycled -- SNAP – non-ODS • Environmentally preferable (can be either) -- EPEAT-registered -- Paint – low/no VOC and/or recycled -- Biobased & non-toxic
Who designates & issues guidance? • EPA: recycled, ENERGY STAR, WaterSense, SNAP • DOE: ENERGY STAR, FEMP- designated energy efficient (GHG, fleet, renewables) • USDA: Biobased • CEQ/OMB: Review regulations and guidance before issuance
OMB Scorecard Greenon Green purchasing requires: • APP/GPP – formal written policy/all areas • Proof of Representative Acquisitions Current Sample Contracts (12) • Monitoring & teview (Quarterly) Corrective Action Plans • Annual reporting & dcorecard updates • Awareness training
EO 13514 Sec. 2 (h) • Advance sustainable acquisition to ensure that 95% of new contract actions including task and delivery orders for products and services are energy- efficient, water efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable, non-ozone depleting, contain recycled content or are non-toxic or less-toxic alternatives where such products meet performance requirements.
Related & In the Works… • E.O. 13514 Sec. 13 Recommendations • SSPP Self-Evaluations; Progress milestones • USDA Final Rule on Biobased Labeling • FAR Update (implementing E.O. 13514) • FPDS Update (to capture 95% goal) • OFPP Report to Congress • OMB Scorecard Changes
Summary/Q&A Buy green/dustainable because: -- It is federal law -- It helps the environment -- It helps farmers Contact information: Vallina@omb.eop.gov 202-395-3634