Common use of ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL Clause in Contracts

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL. 11.1. If electronic hardware is procured in an individual Order under the Basic Contract, GSA encourages Contractors to participate in and to utilize the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT). See related FAR clause 52.223-16, found within FAR clause 52.212-5. EPEAT is a procurement tool designed to help institutional purchasers evaluate, compare, and select desktop computers, laptops, and monitors based upon their environmental attributes as specified in the consensus-based IEEE Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (1680).