U.S. General Services Administration Christy L. Jackiewicz Outreach Program Manager Office of Small Business Utilization Doing Business with GSA Sustainable Requirements in Federal Procurement Doing Business with GSA Sustainable Requirements in Federal Procurement

Introduction  We created this training for small businesses who want to know more about changes in GSA’s acquisition process.  Our goal is to increase access to quality information to improve your success in partnering with our agency.  Your feedback makes a difference!  Please share your contact information, experience and ideas with us at 2

Purpose  Increase small businesses potential to respond to GSA’s Sustainable Acquisition  Highlight current impact of sustainable acquisition on GSA contracts and opportunities  Provide guidance and resources for becoming a sustainable vendor  Explain challenges for vendors who do not meet new qualifications

Why is being sustainable so important to the Federal Government? 4

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6 Our Government is the Largest Contributor

Executive Order Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance October 5,

EO Defines Sustainability:  “sustainability’’ and ‘‘sustainable’’ mean to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations” 8

The government has been charged with setting the standard for sustainable acquisition As the largest consumer of energy in the U.S. economy, the Federal Government can and should lead by example when it comes to creating innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, conserve water, reduce waste, and use environmentally-responsible products and technologies. - President Obama 9

Executive Order 13653: Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change Increase in excessively high temperatures Heavy downpours Increased wildfires Severe droughts Permafrost thawing Ocean acidification Sea-level rising 10

What does this mean for my small business? 11

.. 12 Sustainable Acquisition = Sustainable Attributes in Products and Services

13 Executive Order Impact Goals  Decrease greenhouse gas emissions  Increase energy efficiency  Increase water use efficiency and management  Decrease pollution and waste  Increase regional and local integrated planning  Increase sustainable Federal buildings  Increase sustainable acquisition  Increase electronics stewardship  Increase environmental management

Executive Order  Requires agencies to ensure that at least 95% of all applicable new contracts, including contract modifications, for products and services specify:  Energy-efficient products  Water-efficient products  USDA BioPreferred products  Environmentally preferable products and services (EPEAT)  Alternatives to ozone depleting substances  EPA designated recycled content products  Products containing non-toxic or less-toxic alternatives 14

Executive Order January 24, 2007  Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, sets acquisition-related goals for:  Purchasing green products and services  Sustainable Federal buildings  EPEAT-registered products  Non- or low-toxic and/or non-hazardous products 15

Do you provide sustainable product and service options? If “No”, you may not qualify to sell specific products and services now and/or in the future. 16

How are sustainable products and services determined? What about greenwashing? 17

Ecolabels Initiatives and Impact  (Future) Ecolabels  EPA has the lead.  Federal register for public comment on guiding principles for using ecolabels  day comment period (ends April 2014)  Impact  Identifies guidance for non-government owned ecolabels for purchase.  Neutral third party verifies claims of sustainable attributes are true. 18

Certifying Your Products and Services  Small businesses can go to for Energy Star, WaterSense, and Design for the Environment labeling requirements.  offers a “USDA certified Biobased” label for BioPreferred and other biobased product certifications. 19

Certifying Your Products and Services  Many third party organizations offer standards, labels, and requirements for independent verification of claims. 20

Certifying Your Products and Services  GSA Advantage  Uses icons for many environmental attributes  Icons for third party labels were removed  Icons will be revisited when the guiding principles are publicly available.  Federal Acquisition Service  Will be convening an internal GSA implementation workgroup to determine use of third party labels.  11 GSA Schedules with green-only requirements 21

Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiatives and Impact  Contract Actions  FSSI OS2 (Office Supplies 2 nd Generation)  FSSI Print Management  JanSan (Janitorial and Sanitation)  MRO (Maintenance Repair and Operation Products)  FY Building Maintenance and Operations Maintenance, Furniture  Impact  Small businesses with contracts may not qualify to continue  Reporting by individual products not applicable, but new requirements for total green product sales  Separate accounting/reporting for sustainable deliverables than other sales 22

Other Initiatives and Impact  Green House Gas Emissions Measurement  3 year pilot decreased to 2 year pilot  Vendor drop out ended initiative FY 2012  Vendor Support Center (gsa.gov/vsc)  Sustainability Corner  Events  EXPO, SmartPay, GreenGov?  To be determined 23

Other Initiatives and Impact  Green Procurement Compilation  Select the “Procure Tab” within the Sustainable Facilities Tool (SFTool.gov)  Provides current federal green product requirements in one place  Continuous improvement to enhance functionality:  More product categories and information  Increased download capability  Help with greening 8 types of services  Help with being more green  Ability for agency specific pages. 24

25 GSA Schedules and Sustainable Requirements

Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) items are recycled content items. These are scattered throughout the Schedules:  Schedule 23 – tires for automotive  Schedule 51V – appliances, landscaping products  Schedule 56 – building construction products  Schedule 72 – building interiors  Schedule 71 – office furniture  Schedule 73 – recycling containers, plastic trash bags  Schedule 75 – paper and other office products  Schedule 78 – plastics (traffic control devices, signage, plaques)  Schedule 81 – newsprint, parcel packaging, steel and plastic drums  Schedule 511 – traffic control devices (traffic cones) Recycled Content Products 26

 ENERGY STAR and Energy Efficient  Schedules 36, 51V, 56, and 73  Copiers  Lighting  Commercial and industrial cooling and heating  Appliances  Office electronics  Construction and plumbing products  Food service equipment ENERGY STAR/Energy Efficient Schedules 27

 WaterSense covers:  Bathroom Sink Faucets  Flushing Urinals  High-Efficiency Toilets  Landscape Irrigation Services  New Homes  Pre-rinse Spray Valves  Showerheads  Weather or Sensor-based Irrigation Control Techniques  Schedule 56  Bathroom sink faucets  Showerheads  Toilets WaterSense Schedules 28

 BioPreferred - Preferred procurement program for biobased products that USDA mandated for purchase by the Government  Products on Schedule  Schedule 51 V – Oils, lubricants, paint, compost materials  Schedule 56 – Fluid-filled transformers, insulation foam  Schedule 72 – Biobased content flooring  Schedule 73 – Cleaning products, bags, dinnerware, concrete  Schedule 75 – Topical pain relief, bathroom supplies  Schedule 81 – Industrial cleaners  Schedule 84 – Gun cleaning solvent, gun lubricant GSA Green Schedules for Products - BioPreferred 29

FAS is "greening" the Schedules by identifying individual items with a green-only mandate. To date, these are:  Schedule 36, SIN – ENERGY STAR copiers  Schedule 56, Plumbing products and bathroom fixtures, water heaters, lighting  Schedule 75/ SIN % postconsumer content copier paper  Schedule 73/ SINs and – ENERGY STAR equipment and biobased cleaning products, respectively  Schedule 51V – ENERGY STAR appliances  Schedule carpet and carpet tile must be NSF-140 Gold  Schedule 84 – BioPreferred gun cleaning solvent Efforts to “Green” the Schedules 30

How are services affected?  Products Used in:  Landscaping  Janitorial  Utilities 31

 Exterior Finish and Trims  Facility Operations  Break room Supplies  Kitchen Appliances  Packaging products  HVAC  Roofing  So much more… Green Procurement Compilation The Government Green Buying Resource

 Schedule 899 – Environmental Services  Environmental Consulting  Environmental Training  Materials and Waste Recycling and Disposal  Geographic Information Systems (GIS)  Remediation and Reclamation  New Technology  Schedule 03FAC - Facilities Maintenance and Management  Energy management program support and energy audit related services.  Schedule 84 – Total Solutions for Law Enforcement, Security, Facilities Management, Fire, Rescue, Clothing, Marine Craft, and Emergency/Disaster Response Schedules for Environmental and Energy Services 33

Learn More About Sustainable Procurement 34 Green Procurement Opportunities for Small Business Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines Department of Energy Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy

Learn More About Sustainable Procurement 35 Energy Star Global Registry for Greener Electronics USDA BioPreferred Program

Learn More About Sustainable Procurement 36 GSA’s Green Procurement Page Compliance Assistance Center Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Sustainable Best Practices  Become an established leader and increase revenue through overhead savings  Innovate eco friendly business development – Sustainable goals/benefits for employees that reduce overhead – Consider telework and other modern business practices to decrease or cut down on real estate cost – Provide incentives for shared commuting to decrease environmental impact  Become an established leader and increase revenue through overhead savings  Innovate eco friendly business development – Sustainable goals/benefits for employees that reduce overhead – Consider telework and other modern business practices to decrease or cut down on real estate cost – Provide incentives for shared commuting to decrease environmental impact

Sustainable Best Practices  Measure green house gas emissions and monitor decreases in cost  Advertise your sustainable offerings and achievements  Participate in green initiatives with government agencies  Attend related events and training to improve knowledge and understanding  Measure green house gas emissions and monitor decreases in cost  Advertise your sustainable offerings and achievements  Participate in green initiatives with government agencies  Attend related events and training to improve knowledge and understanding

 Executive Order  95% of applicable new contract actions must be green  “Sustainable” includes environmental, financial and social responsibilities  Applies where such products and services meet agency performance requirements  Includes task and delivery orders  Executive Order  95% of applicable new contract actions must be green  “Sustainable” includes environmental, financial and social responsibilities  Applies where such products and services meet agency performance requirements  Includes task and delivery orders Summary

 Government Purchasing will Include:  EPA-designated recycled content products  Energy Star and FEMP-designated energy efficient products  WaterSense /water conserving products  USDA-designated biobased products  Environmentally preferable products, such as low- and non-toxic products, alternatives to ozone depleting products, and EPEAT registered electronics  Government Purchasing will Include:  EPA-designated recycled content products  Energy Star and FEMP-designated energy efficient products  WaterSense /water conserving products  USDA-designated biobased products  Environmentally preferable products, such as low- and non-toxic products, alternatives to ozone depleting products, and EPEAT registered electronics Summary

Small Business Advocates in GSA  Each Federal agency has an Office of Small Business Utilization put in place by congress “…to promote the maximum practicable use of all designated small business categories within the Federal Acquisition process…” These advocates report to the head of their agency on the success of this partnership.  Finding creative new ways to educate  Sponsoring and delivering business development training  Integrating low-cost networking events into established venues  Providing free counseling and more… 41

Small Business Website Access  Training  Opportunities  Tools and Resources  Help ( 42

Small Business and Social Media   (information and feedback changing small business procurements)   GSA, Office of Small Business Utilization  (Fan Page with lots of updates)  Interact.gsa.gov  Small Business Solutions Group  (blogs, discussion boards, and more) 43

GSA Sources of Support PBS Industry Relations Construction, Real Estate, Architecture, Interior Design Public Building Service National Customer Service Center (NCSC) (800) Commercial Products and Services Federal Acquisition Service Office of Small Business Utilization 855-OSBUGSA gsa.gov/smallbizsupport Office of Small Business Utilization 44

GSA Partners Advocating for Small Business 45  Small Business Administration  SBA provides business counseling, training and business development specialists providing free and low-cost services in your area U-ASK-SBA ( )   The Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers PTACs are dedicated to assisting businesses seeking to compete successfully in federal, state and local government contracting.  Federal Agency’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization  The Small Business Act as amended by Public Law established special offices to promote the maximum practicable use of all designated small business categories within the Federal Acquisition process.  

Questions and Answers 46

SMALL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Christy L. Jackiewicz General Services Administration Office of Small Business Utilization OSBUGSA ( ) 47 We want to hear from you. Please share your success stories, comments, questions and concerns (