Rainforest Protection Act Form.pdf
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- Howard County, Maryland
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This document is a Rain Forest Protection Act of 1991 compliance form issued by the Howard County, Maryland Office of Purchasing in conjunction with the Long Reach Fire Station No. 9 Upgraded Fuel Storage & Dispensing System capital project. The form requires vendors to certify that any wood products included in their bids comply with Howard County's Rain Forest Protection Act, which applies to all procurements exceeding $2,000 that include exposed wood visible to the eye. The Act prohibits the purchase of specified tropical wood products unless vendors can demonstrate that the materials have been harvested from pre-existing plantations managed to maintain environmental functions, sustain yield production, and benefit local communities. The document provides an extensive list of prohibited tropical wood species, including mahogany, teak, rosewood, ebony, wenge, and zebrawood, among others.
Bidders responding to this Howard County capital project must complete and sign the Rain Forest Protection Act certification form as part of their bid submission. The compliance requirement is mandatory for all wood product offerings and serves as a condition of bid responsiveness. Vendors are responsible for ensuring all supplied materials meet the environmental and sourcing standards outlined in the Act, with the burden of proof on the vendor to demonstrate sustainable harvesting practices for any tropical wood products proposed for the project.
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HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND
OFFICE OF PURCHASING
Gateway Building, Suite 226
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia, MD 21046
RAIN FOREST PROTECTION ACT OF 1991
(The provisions of this subtitle shall apply to any procurement for the purchase of wood products that is over $2,000.
“Wood products” are those exposed wood areas that are visible to the eye.)
I/We (name of firm) located at (address)
, hereby certify that the supplies being offered in this capital project/bid (phone number) comply with the Howard County Rain Forest Protection Act of 1991.
The Act prohibits the purchase, by Howard County, of certain tropical rain forest wood products, which are exposed and visible to the eye.
Howard County shall not purchase any of the following tropical wood products unless the vendor shows that the tropical wood item or type has been harvested from a pre-existing plantation, managed to maintain environmental functions, including watershed stability and erosion control practices, sustained yield production, and positive impact on the well being of local communities.
Name Name
Acapu Lauan, Red Afromosia Lauan, White Almon Limba Amaranth Louro Amazaque Mahogany, African Aningeria Mahogany, American Apitong Makore Balsa Movingui Banak Paduak, African Bella Rosa Paduak, Angola Benge Peroba Boire Purpleheart Bubinga Ramin Cativo Rosewood Chenchen Sapele Concobolo Sonora Cordia Tanguille Ebony Teak Gaboon Tiger Wood Iroko Wenge Koa Zebrawood Koto
Witness Signature
Name and Title of Signer
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