Recommended Contract Language
U.S. Federal Agency purchasers are encouraged to use the contract language
developed by the U.S. Federal Electronics Challenge network when referencing
EPEAT. (See below.)
All other purchasers are encouraged to use the following contract language to
ensure the products they buy meet the EPEAT standard:
All desktops, laptops, and computer monitors provided under this contract are
required to have achieved Bronze registration or higher under the Electronic
Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT). EPEAT is a procurement tool
designed to help large volume purchasers evaluate, compare, and select desktop
computers, laptops, and monitors based upon their environmental attributes as
specified in the consensus-based IEEE Standard for the Environmental Assessment
of Personal Computer Products (1680).
Additional consideration will be provided for products that have
achieved EPEAT Silver or EPEAT Gold registration. The registration criteria and
a list of all registered equipment are provided at http://www.epeat.net
.
In addition to requiring EPEAT registration, purchasers are also encouraged to
track their EPEAT purchases. The information requested in the contract language
below can then be used to calculate the environmental benefits of an
organization’s EPEAT purchases using a calculator being developed under an EPA
grant.
Suppliers are required to provide quarterly reports quantifying the number of
EPEAT registered products purchased under this contract. The information must
be reported in a matrix providing the following data for the current quarter,
the fiscal year, and the duration of the contract.
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No. of products
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$ Spent
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No. of products
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$ Spent
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No. of products
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$ Spent
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No. of products
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$ Spent
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No. of products
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$ Spent
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Desktop
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Laptops /notebooks
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Monitors
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Monitors
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U.S. Federal Agency Contract Language
MODEL CONTRACT LANGUAGE
Required
Contract Language (Federal Acquisition
Regulation)
IEEE 1680
STANDARD FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL COMPUTER PRODUCTS
(DEC 2007)
(a)
Definitions. As used in this clause—
“Computer
monitor” means a video display unit used with a
computer.
“Desktop
computer” means a computer designed for use on a desk or
table.
“Notebook
computer” means a portable-style or laptop-style computer
system.
“Personal
computer product” means a notebook computer, a desktop computer, or a
computer monitor, and any peripheral equipment that is integral to the
operation of such items. For example, the desktop computer together with
the keyboard, the mouse, and the power cord would be a personal computer
product. Printers, copiers, and fax machines are not included in
peripheral equipment, as used in this definition.
(b) Under this
contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or
furnish for contractor use at a Government-owned facility, only personal
computer products that at the time of submission of proposals were EPEAT
Bronze registered or higher. Bronze is the first level discussed in clause
1.4 of the IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal
Computer Products.
(c) For
information about the standard, see www.epeat.net.
(End of
clause)
Alternate I
(Dec
2007). As
prescribed in 23.706(b)(2), substitute the following paragraph (b) for
paragraph (b) of the basic clause:
(b) Under this
contract, the Contractor shall deliver, furnish for Government use, or
furnish for contractor use at a Government-owned facility, only personal
computer products that at the time of submission of proposals were EPEAT
Silver registered or higher. Silver is the second level discussed in
clause 1.4 of the IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of
Personal Computer Products.
Recommended Additional
Contract Language
SECTION [X], SPECIAL
CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS [or another appropriate section]
Per contract clause IEEE 1680 STANDARD FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
OF PERSONAL COMPUTER PRODUCTS, all computer desktops, laptops, and
monitors provided under this contract are required to be registered under
the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) at the time
of bid submission.
Suppliers are required to
block non-EPEAT registered products on their electronic catalogs that
customers may buy from through this contract.
Suppliers are required to
provide quarterly reports quantifying the number of EPEAT registered
products purchased under this contract. The information must be reported
in a matrix providing the following data for the current quarter, the
fiscal year, and the duration of the contract.
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Unregistered
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Bronze
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Silver
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Gold
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Total
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Desktops
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Laptops
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Monitors
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REFERENCES
The
Federal Acquisition Regulations are available online from the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy, at: http://www.acqnet.gov/far/.
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