Common use of Green Procurement Clause in Contracts

Green Procurement. To mitigate the environmental impacts of acquisition of IT and other products/equipment, Recipients are encouraged to: (1) participate in “Green procurement” based on the HHS Affirmative Procurement Plan (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/UserFiles/File/HHS_Affirmative%20Procurement%20 Plan_2006.pdf) and similar guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); (2) use electronic products that are Energy Star® compliant and Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver registered or higher when available; (3) activate Energy Star® features on all equipment when available; (4) use environmentally sound end-of-life management practices, including reuse, donation, sale and recycling of all electronic products.

Green Procurement. To mitigate the environmental impacts of acquisition of IT and other products/equipment, Recipients are encouraged to: (1) participate in “Green procurement” based on the HHS Affirmative Procurement Plan (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/UserFiles/File/HHS_Affirmative%20Procurement%20 Plan_2006.pdfxxx.xxx.xxx/xxxx/xxxxx/xxxxxxxxxxx/00- 2010_hhs_affirmative_procurement_plan.doc) and similar guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); (2) use electronic products that are Energy Star® compliant and Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver registered or higher when available; (3) activate Energy Star® features on all equipment when available; (4) use environmentally sound end-of-life management practices, including reuse, donation, sale and recycling of all electronic products.

Green Procurement. To mitigate the environmental impacts of acquisition of IT and other products/equipment, Recipients are encouraged to: (1) participate in “Green procurement” based on the HHS Affirmative Procurement Plan (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/UserFiles/File/HHS_Affirmative%20Procurement%20 Plan_2006.pdfxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/UserFiles/File/HHS_Affirmative%20Procurement%20Plan_2006.pdf) and similar guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); (2) use electronic products that are Energy Star® compliant and Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver registered or higher when available; (3) activate Energy Star® features on all equipment when available; (4) use environmentally sound end-of-life management practices, including reuse, donation, sale and recycling of all electronic products.

Green Procurement. To mitigate the environmental impacts of acquisition of IT and other products/equipment, Recipients are encouraged to: (1) participate in “Green procurement” ―Green procurement‖ based on the HHS Affirmative Procurement Plan (xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/UserFiles/File/HHS_Affirmative%20Procurement%20 Plan_2006.pdf) and similar guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the President’s President‘s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); (2) use electronic products that are Energy Star® compliant and Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Silver registered or higher when available; (3) activate Energy Star® features on all equipment when available; (4) use environmentally sound end-of-life management practices, including reuse, donation, sale and recycling of all electronic products.