On June 1, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Council issued an interim rule that changes procurement regulations to meet the goals of President Obama's October 2009 Executive Order. The interim rule also incorporates parts of a similar Executive Order issued by President Bush in March 2007.
Under the new regulation, agencies will be required to “advance sustainable acquisition by ensuring that 95 percent of new contract actions (including those for construction) contain requirements for products that are designated as energy-efficient, water-efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable (e.g., EPEAT-registered, non-toxic or less toxic alternatives), non-ozone depleting, or those that contain recovered materials."
The interim rule encourages agencies to accept bid proposals electronically, but if they can't, vendors must "submit paper documents to the government relating to an acquisition printed or copied double-sided on at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber paper whenever practicable. If the contractor cannot print or copy double-sided, it shall print or copy single-sided on at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber paper."
AGC will submit comments to the interim rule. The FAR Council is accepting comments through August 1 on the interim rule.
For more information, please contact Marco Giamberardino at (703) 837-5325 or giamberm@agc.org
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