Certified Wood Products Bid Language.doc
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- 2011 Unclaimed Property Ad List Insert
- Solicitation number
- RFQ - 28A - 11021000000000000774
- Issued by
- Cumberland County, Maine
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This file contains the State of Maine Division of Purchases' policy guidance document on the procurement of wood and paper products. The policy establishes requirements for bidders submitting proposals for paper products and printing services to the State of Maine. Vendors must specify the percentage of post-consumer recycled fiber content and certified virgin fiber content for each proposed product, provide proof of chain of custody certification, and identify all certification labels applied by manufacturers. Certified fiber is defined as wood fiber from well-managed forest land officially documented by third-party forest product certification organizations, including the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Master Logger Certification Program (MLCP), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) affiliated entities, or Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
The State of Maine's award decisions for paper and printing service contracts are based in part on the percentage of recycled or certified fiber content, with authorization to pay up to a 4% price premium above the lowest bid to achieve 100% post-consumer recycled or certified virgin fiber content. If no bids meeting the 100% threshold are received, preference will be given to products with the highest percentage of recycled or certified fiber content provided the cost does not exceed 4% above the lowest submitted bid price. This policy applies to both direct purchases of paper products and paper used in printing services procured by the State.
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Division of Purchases’ Policy on Procurement of Wood Products
It is the State of Maine's policy to buy paper products made with post-consumer recycled fiber and/or virgin fiber sourced from certified forest and wood production operations when such products are available and meet the state's requirements for performance, safety and cost. This policy applies to direct purchases of paper products and to the paper used in printing services purchased by the State.
"Certified" fiber is wood fiber which is from well-managed forest land as officially documented by at least one of the following third-party forest product certification organizations: The American Tree Farm System (ATFS), The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Master Logger Certification Program (MLCP), a certifying entity affiliated with the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), or the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
In order to qualify for consideration, bids submitted for supply of paper products or printing services must specify for each proposed product the percentage post-consumer recycled fiber content and the percentage certified virgin fiber content of that product. Each bid must include proof of the supplier's chain of custody certification or other certification status for each paper product included in the bid. Each bid must also specify the certification labels that are applied by the vendors or manufacturers to each paper product being bid.
State of Maine paper and printing service bid award decisions are based in part on percentage recycled or certified content of products offered, and a price premium of up to 4% above low bid can be paid by the state to achieve the purchase of paper with 100% post-consumer recycled or certified virgin fiber content. If no bids are received that specify fiber content that is 100% post-consumer recycled or certified virgin fiber, then preference will be given to paper with the highest percentage of these fiber contents as long as such product can be purchased for a price that is no higher than 4% above the lowest submitted bid price.
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| Fiber Content |
| Percentage of Total Content |
Post-Consumer (Recycled)
Certified Virgin (ATFS, FSC, MLCP, PEFC, or SFI)
Other
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