FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items
Clause Federal Acquisition Regulation May 2008 version
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 52.223-9
- Type
- Clause
- Current version
- May 2008
- Prescribed in
- FAR 23.109(b)(2)
- Alternates
- Alternate I
- Last amended
- 89 FR 30212 Effective May 22, 2024
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this clause.
Text
As prescribed in 23.109(b)(2), insert the following clause:
Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008)
(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-
Postconsumer material means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of "recovered material."
"Recovered material" means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.
(b) The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall-
(1) Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material content for EPA-designated item(s) delivered and/or used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of post-consumer material content; and
(2) Submit this estimate to [fill-in].
(End of clause)
Alternate I (May 2008)
Alternate I (May 2008). As prescribed in 23.109(b)(2), redesignate paragraph (b) of the basic clause as paragraph (c) and add the following paragraph (b) to the basic clause:
(b) The Contractor shall execute the following certification required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)):
Certification
I, [fill-in], am an officer or employee responsible for the performance of this contract and hereby certify that the percentage of recovered material content for EPA-designated items met the applicable contract specifications or other contractual requirements.
[fill-in]
[fill-in]
__________________________________________________ [Title]
[fill-in]
[fill-in]
(End of certification)
Federal Register history
Terms defined
- Postconsumer material
Quick answers
What is FAR 52.223-9?
FAR 52.223-9 is a clause of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items".
What is the current version of FAR 52.223-9?
The current version is dated May 2008.
Where is FAR 52.223-9 prescribed?
It is prescribed in FAR 23.109(b)(2), Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
When was FAR 52.223-9 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement" (89 FR 30212), published Apr 22, 2024 and effective May 22, 2024.
Are changes to FAR 52.223-9 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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