9-K. Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire - 269-2026-007.docx
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- 269-2026-007
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- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte City, North Carolina
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The document is an Environmental Purchasing Questionnaire (Form K) for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina's Request for Proposal (RFP 269-2026-007) for Citywide Vehicle Cleaning, Detailing, and Decontamination Services. The city is seeking one or more qualified companies to provide comprehensive vehicle cleaning services for its fleet, including basic washing, full cleaning, and decontamination of vehicles and construction-type equipment. Services can be performed either off-site at the contractor's facilities or on-site at city property, with standard cleaning frequency typically being monthly, though some departments may require more frequent cleaning. Decontamination services will be requested on an as-needed basis.
The questionnaire focuses on environmental sustainability and requires potential vendors to provide detailed information about their products and services across twelve key environmental criteria, including recycled content, recyclability, biodegradability, compostability, energy consumption, energy efficiency, water efficiency, VOC content, packaging reduction, pollution prevention, life cycle management, and end-of-life product management. Vendors must comprehensively document their environmental practices and the sustainability characteristics of their proposed cleaning services and products, demonstrating a commitment to reducing environmental impact throughout the service delivery process.
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FORM K – ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING QUESTIONNAIRE
CITYWIDE VEHICLE CLEANING, DETAILING, AND DECONTAMINATION SERVICES
RFP 269-2026-007
Companies shall complete and submit responses to the following questions:
| # |
| Question |
| Answer |
| 1 |
| 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. |
| 2 |
| Recyclability: Please include the types of materials included in your product, and if they are considered recyclables in typical municipal recycling streams. |
| 3 |
| Biodegradability: Products must be capable of decomposing under natural conditions. Please state whether each Product offered in your proposal is biodegradable. |
| 4 |
| Compostability: Products must be capable of composting and a commercial composting facility. Please state whether each product offered in your proposal is compostable. |
| 5 |
| 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. |
| 6 |
| 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. |
| 7 |
| Water Efficiency: Eligible products must meet or exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program or be water-efficient or low-flow fixtures. |
| 8 |
| 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. |
| 9 |
| Reduced Packaging: Please include any efforts made to reduce the packaging of the products included in this proposal. |
| 10 |
| 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. |
| 11 |
| 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.) |
| 12 |
| End of Life Management: Will the manufacturer or designee accept the product back at end-of-life? (who pays for the transportation of the product may be situation-specific.) |
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Signature:
Print Name and Title of Signatory
RFP #: 269-2026-007
CITYWIDE VEHICLE CLEANING, DETAILING, AND DECONTAMINATION SERVICES
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