ATTACHMENT_A_Environmental_Requirements.pdf
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This document outlines environmental requirements for janitorial services for the San Bernardino National Forest Supervisor's Office from June 1-3, 2016. The contract will be awarded by the US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region. Minimum requirements are specified for paper products, bathroom and facial tissues, napkins, industrial wipers, trash liners, cleaners, floor care products, and hand soaps. All supplies must meet EPA recommendations for recovered fiber content, biobased content, or eco-labels as specified. Plastic trash liners must contain minimum 10-100% postconsumer content. Cleaners, floor care products and hand soaps must be BioPreferred or Safer Choice labeled and also meet Green Seal or UL sustainability standards where indicated. The contractor must comply with FAR clauses on bio-based and recovered material product certification and affirmative procurement of EPA-designated and biobased products for service contracts.
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SBNF - Supervisor's Office Custodial Services 1-3 June 2016
ATTACHMENT A
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The US Forest Service is mandated by legislation, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Executive Order 13693 to procure products and services that promote sustainability;
these requirements extend to any new contract actions initiated by the Forest Service. The EPA has provided the following specifications, standards and ecolabels to be used in identifying and procuring environmentally preferable products. Below are minimum requirements for paper products, bathroom and facial tissue, napkins, industrial wipers, trash liners, cleaners, floor care products, and hand soap that shall be used by Contractors in a US Forest Service service contract.
The Contractor shall utilize products and material made from bio-based & recovered materials to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered to the end user. All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quality that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards. All supplies and materials to be used in the performance of work described herein are subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
The Contractor shall submit with the initial proposal a complete list of bio-based products, indicating the name of the manufacturer and the intended use of each of the materials that are to be used in carrying out the requirements of the contract. The Contractor on each anniversary date of the contract shall compile a complete list of bio-based products, including the information above, purchased to carry out the contract requirements.
Paper Products:
Paper Products include bathroom and facial tissue, paper towels, napkins, and general-purpose industrial wipers. The Products must contain the minimum requirements shown below:
EPA’s Recommended Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Sanitary Tissue Products
Item Postconsumer Fiber (%) Total Recovered Fiber (%)
Bathroom Tissue (2-ply min) 20-60 20-100
Paper Towels 40-60 40-100
Paper Napkins 30-60 30-100
Facial Tissue 10-15 10-100
General Purpose Industrial Wipers
40 40-100
Custodial Services 2-3 June 2016
Plastic Trash Liners:
Plastic trash bags are widely available with recovered material content including HDPE, LDPE, and LLDPE. The trash liners must meet the minimum requirements shown below:
EPA’s Recommended Recovered Fiber Content Levels for Plastic Trash Bags
Additional Products:
The following products must meet the minimum requirements shown below:
EPA required Specification / Standard / Ecolabel to use
Item Material Postconsumer Content (%)
Plastic Trash Bags Plastic 10-100%
Item Applicable Statutory Requirements
Applicable EPA Ecolabels
Other EPA Recommended Standards and Ecolabels
Cleaners: Carpet, Glass, Multipurpose, etc…
BioPreferred Safer Choice One or more of the following:
-Green Seal GS-37 Standard for Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use
-UL 2759 Standard for Hard Surface Cleaners
Floor Care BioPreferred Safer Choice One or more of the following:
-Green Seal GS-40 Standard for Floor-Care Products for Industrial and Institutional Use
-UL 2777 Standard for Sustainability for Hard Floor Care Products
Hand Soap BioPreferred Safer Choice One or more of the following:
-Green Seal GS-41 Standard for Hand Cleaners for Industrial and Institutional Use
-UL 2784 Standard for Hand Cleaners
Custodial Services 3-3 June 2016
The Contractor shall comply with the provisions at FAR 52.223-1, Bio-based Product Certification and FAR 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. The Contractor shall comply with the clauses at FAR 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Bio-based Products Under Service and Construction Contracts and FAR 52.223-17, Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts.
For additional information on Federal Procurement Requirements for products, please refer to the following: https://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/epas-recommendations-specifications-standards-and-ecolabels
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