Preference and Procurement of Materials. (a) Operator, in performing the Contract, shall purchase products and materials produced in the State of Texas when they are available at a price and time comparable to those of products and materials produced outside Texas.
(b) To the extent applicable, Operator shall make maximum use of products containing recovered or recycled materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired in the following manner:
(i) competitively within a timeframe allowing compliance with the Contract’s performance schedule;
(ii) in a way that meets the Contract’s performance requirements; or
(iii) at a reasonable price.
(c) To ensure maximum use of recovered/recycled materials pursuant to 2 CFR § 200.322, information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA- designated items, is available at EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program website, xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/smm/comprehensive-procurement- guideline-cpg-program.
Preference and Procurement of Materials. (a) To the extent applicable, Provider shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired in the following manner:
(i) competitively within a timeframe allowing compliance with the Contract’s performance schedule;
(ii) in a way that meets the Contract’s performance requirements; or
(iii) at a reasonable price. To ensure maximum use of recovered/recycled materials pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.323, information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA designated items, is available at the EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program website, xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/smm/comprehensiveprocurement-guideline-cpg-program.
(b) As appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, Provider should, to the greatest extent practicable, provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products).
(c) For purposes of section (b) above:
Preference and Procurement of Materials. To the extent applicable, Subrecipient shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired in the following manner:
(a) competitively within a timeframe allowing compliance with the Contract’s performance schedule;
(b) in a way that meets the Contract’s performance requirements; or
(c) at a reasonable price. To ensure maximum use of recovered/recycled materials pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.323, information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA-designated items, is available at the EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program website, xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program.
Preference and Procurement of Materials. (a) In the performance of the Contract, Vendor shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired in the following manner: (i) competitively within a timeframe allowing compliance with the Contract performance schedule; (ii) in a way that meets the Contract’s performance requirements; or (iii) at a reasonable price. To ensure maximum use of recovered/recycled materials pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.323, information about this requirement, along with the list of EPA-designated items, is available at the EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Program website, xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/smm/comprehensive- procurement-guideline-cpg-program.
(b) As appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, Vendor should, to the greatest extent practicable, provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products).
(i) For purposes of section b. above: (i) “Produced in the United States” means, for iron and steel products, that all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States; and (ii) “Manufactured products” means items and construction materials composed in whole or in part of non- ferrous metals such as aluminum; plastics and polymer-based products such as polyvinyl chloride pipe; aggregates such as concrete; glass, including optical fiber; and lumber.
Preference and Procurement of Materials. (a) To the extent applicable, Provider shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired in the following manner:
(i) competitively within a timeframe allowing compliance with the Contract’s performance schedule;
(ii) in a way that meets the Contract’s performance requirements; or
(iii) at a reasonable price.
