11-L. Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire RFP (002).pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 269- 2026-142
- Issued by
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte City, North Carolina
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This is an Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire form for the City of North Carolina's Citywide On-Call Fencing Installation and Repair Services RFP (269-2025-088). The RFP seeks to establish one or more companies to provide on-call fencing services on an as-needed basis, including the provision, installation, repair, and removal of existing city-owned fencing and gates to meet security requirements and protect facilities and property. The questionnaire requires bidders to address environmental considerations across twelve specific criteria related to their products and services.
Bidders must complete the Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire by providing detailed responses regarding recycled content (both pre- and post-consumer), recyclability of materials in standard municipal recycling streams, biodegradability and compostability capabilities, total energy consumption for manufacture and use, compliance with Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency efficiency standards, water efficiency measures, volatile organic compound (VOC) content, packaging reduction efforts, pollution prevention policies under source reduction definitions, product reusability and life cycle management, and end-of-life product acceptance by manufacturers or designees. The form requires submission of company name, date, and signatory information, indicating that environmental performance and sustainability practices are key evaluation factors for this on-call fencing services contract.
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FORM K – ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING QUESTIONNAIRE
ON-CALL FENCING INSTALLATION AND REPAIR SERVICES
RFP 269-2026-142
RFP #: 269-2025-088 SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SERVICES
Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire Response Form 1 of 2
Companies shall complete and submit responses to the following questions:
# Question Answer
Recycled Content: Products must contain a certain percentage of recycled content. Please include the amount of recycled content, both pre- and post-consumer, included in your product.
Recyclability: Please include the types of materials included in your product, and if they are considered recyclable in typical municipal recycling streams.
Biodegradability: Products must be capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Please state whether each Product offered in your proposal is biodegradable.
Compostability: Products must be capable of composting at a commercial composting facility. Please state whether each product offered in your proposal is compostable.
Energy Consumption: Please include the total amount of energy consumed for product or service manufacture, use and disposal.
Different sources of energy are associated with different environmental impacts.
Energy Efficiency: Products must meet or exceed the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency criteria for use of the ENERGY STAR trademark label; or is in the upper 25% of efficiency for all similar products as designated by the US Department of Energy’s Federal Emergency Management Program.
Water Efficiency: Eligible products must meet or exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program or be water-efficient or low-flow fixtures.
Low VOCs: Products should contain low or no volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Please indicate any VOC content in each applicable product offered in your proposal.
Reduced Packaging: Please include any efforts made to reduce the packaging of the products included in this proposal.
Pollution Prevention: Please state your company’s policy on source reduction. The Pollution Prevention Act defines source reduction to mean any practice that: (1) Reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment (including fugitive emissions) prior to recycling, treatment or disposal, and (2) Reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants or contaminants. The term includes: equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control.
FORM K – ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING QUESTIONNAIRE
ON-CALL FENCING INSTALLATION AND REPAIR SERVICES
RFP 269-2026-142
RFP #: 269-2025-088 SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SERVICES
Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire Response Form 2 of 2
Life Cycle Management: Please state how many times your product may be reused. (Since reusable products generally require more upfront costs than disposable products, they are often subjected to a cost/benefit analysis in order to determine the life cycle cost.)
End of Life Management: Will the manufacturer or designee accept the product back at the end-of-life? (Who pays for the transportation of the product may be situation-specific.)
Date: Company:
By: Signature:
Print Name and Title of Signatory
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