Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Emile Monette Senior Advisor FAS Office of Acquisition Management Sustainable Acquisition: The 95% Rule GSA Heartland Sustainability Forum Overland Park, KS August 24, 2011

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 2 Sustainable Acquisition: The 95% Rule  A Definition of Sustainability  Business Opportunities  Sustainable Acquisition  FAR 95% rule  Greening of GSA contracts  Integrating “sustainability” into acquisitions

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 3 Sustainability – what does it mean?  EO definition:  “[T]o 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”  Paradigm Shift  Sustainability will force a fundamental and persistent change in how companies compete

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 4 Opportunities for Businesses  “Sustainable business practices and products are opening up new markets and sources of demand; driving new business models and sources of innovation; changing industry cost structures; and beginning to permeate business from corporate strategy to all elements of operations.” --  Risk and cost reductions value creation

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration FAR 95% rule - Effective May 31, 2011  95% of “applicable” new contract actions for products and services require green products  “Applicable contract actions” include:  Purchases of products required by statute or executive order to have environmental or energy attributes, and  Purchases of services in which products will be supplied or used. 5

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration FAR 95% rule - Purchases of products  Any type of product listed on the GSA Green Product Compilation ( www. gsa.gov/greenproductscompilation )  Includes purchase card transactions  The products listed have EPA, DOE, or USDA designations or guidance for product environmental or energy attributes. 6

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration FAR 95% rule - Purchases of services  Require the use or supply of green products:  Building construction, renovation, or repair;  Building operations and maintenance;  Landscaping services;  Pest management;  Electronic equipment, including leasing and maintenance;  Fleet maintenance;  Janitorial services;  Laundry services;  Cafeteria operations; or  Meetings and conference services. 7

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Greening of GSA offerings  Sustainability standards in contracts  Government-wide energy management services BPA  Updated environmental icons in GSA Advantage  Adding 5,603 hybrid vehicles to the federal fleet  Introducing plug-in electric vehicles to the federal fleet 8

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Integrating “green” into acquisitions  Market research – sustainability “best in class”  Identify sustainable requirements in solicitation  Require electronic document submission  Address total environmental impact  Packaging, delivery, performance, disposal  Evaluation factors  Best value – includes environmental impact 9

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration 10 ICYMI  A Definition of Sustainability  Business Opportunities  Sustainable Acquisition  FAR 95% rule  Greening of GSA contracts  Integrating “sustainability” into acquisitions

Federal Acquisition Service U.S. General Services Administration Additional Resources    www1.eere.energy.gov/femp         11

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