DESIGNATED PRODUCTS BY STATUTE
Green Purchasing Compilation
Web: https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement
The Green Purchasing Compilation denotes by product category which products require preference. Preference means the only exceptions to purchasing with the specified attribute (alternative fuels and vehicles, biobased, energy efficient, non-ozone depleting, and recycled) are the CAP: cost, availability, performance. Below are website locations for each of the designated categories;
Alternative Fuels/Vehicles
Web: https://www.energy.gov/eere/femp/federal-fleet-management
Statute: https://www4.eere.energy.gov/femp/requirements/requirements_filtering/fleet_management
Biobased products
Web: https://biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/AboutBioPreferred.xhtml
Statute: https://biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/pages/PoliciesAndLaws.xhtml
FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browse/far/23&searchTerms=FAR part 23
Energy efficient equipment
Web: https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=fed_agencies.fed_ag_efficient
Statutes:
FAR 23.203: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browse/far/23&searchTerms=FAR part 23
Non-Ozone depleting
Web: https://www.epa.gov/snap
Statute: https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-text
FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browse/far/23&searchTerms=FAR part 23
Recycled products
Web: https://www.epa.gov/smm/comprehensive-procurement-guideline-cpg-program#products
Statute: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-90/pdf/STATUTE-90-Pg2795.pdf
FAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browse/far/23&searchTerms=FAR part 23
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PROGRAMS
In addition to the required designated products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has guidance programs for Federal purchasers to use in selecting products.
SaferChoice
https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice
SmartWay
https://www.epa.gov/smartway
WaterSense
https://www.epa.gov/watersense/commercial-buildings
PRIVATE SECTOR STANDARDS RECOMMENDED BY EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Web: https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/recommendations-specifications-standards-and-ecolabels-federal-purchasing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a standard (Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing) by which to evaluate and recommend private sector standards.
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
U.S. Department of Energy's "Sustainable Acquisition Program" website for access to template language for contracts, teleconference agendas and minutes, and other sources of helpful information
Web: https://www.fedcenter.gov/sustainableacquisition
DOE GreenBuy Award Program with goals that can be used as specifications
Web: https://www.fedcenter.gov/members/workgroups/sustainableacquisition/priorityproducts/
DOE Priority Products List with hotlinks to resources
Web: https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement/doe
Sustainable Acquisition for Federal Agencies Online Training
Web: https://www.wbdg.org/education/femp44.php
Share Product Information with Other DOE Sites via Database
Web: https://www.fedcenter.gov/members/workgroups/sustainableacquisition/productsdatabase/
Benefits Calculators
Construction
Calculate sustainability benefits in construction materials:
https://ws680.nist.gov/bees/(A(ZS0cJp1J1AEkAAAAY2VlZDY3NTktNzIyZS00NjgzLTgzODUtYzk3YTY0OTc4OTJi-YGnTS-6221ClOz7CMhdX7Ss4mc1))/AnalysisParametersBuildingProds.aspx
Electronic Equipment
Calculate reductions from EPEAT registered electronic equipment:
https://epeat.net/calculators
Energy Efficiency
Calculate energy reductions:
https://gain.ornl.gov/#/calculator/calculate
Calculate energy reductions of specific equipment:
https://sftool.ecomedes.com/ (select product and scroll to bottom for energy reduction calculation)
Calculate Economics of Energy Efficiency Projects:
https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/save_energy_commercial_buildings/economics_efficiency_projects
Recycled Content
Calculate energy and greenhouse gas reductions from purchase of recycled products:
https://www.epa.gov/warm/recycled-content-recon-tool#online
Water Efficiency
Calculate water reductions:
https://www.epa.gov/watersense/tools-ci-facilities (scroll down)
Catalogs of Sustainable Products
SFTool Product Search
Web: https://sftool.ecomedes.com/
Underwriters Laboratories SPOT
Web: https://spot.ul.com/
Construction Materials
Whole Building Design Guide -- Technical Guidance for Implementing the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding
Web: http://www.wbdg.org/
The Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers with more than 60 model green construction spec sections
Web: http://fedgreenspecs.wbdg.org
National Institute of Standards and Technology Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES)
Web: https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/bees
Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED version 4.1)
Web: https://www.usgbc.org/leed/v41
Contracts - Best in Class Federal (former Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative)
Acquisition
Web: https://www.gsa.gov/acquisition/purchasing-programs/federal-strategic-sourcing-initiative-fssi
GSA Advantage (see "FSSI" or "Best in Class")
Web: https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/search/specialCategory.do?cat=ADV.ENV
