6: Sustainable Acquisition

Ensure that a minimum of 95% of new contract actions require products and services that are energy efficient, water efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable, non-ozone depleting, contain recycled content, or are non-toxic.

Other Information:

A key step in improving MCC's environmental performance going forward is to understand and manage the environmental and social impacts related to the procurement of goods and services. Goal description—MCC will ensure that a minimum of 95% of new contract actions, including task and delivery orders under new contracts and existing contracts, require the supply or use of products and services that are energy efficient (Energy Star or FEMP-designated), water efficient, biobased, environmentally preferable (excluding EPEAT-registered products), non-ozone depleting, contain recycled content, or are non-toxic or less toxic alternatives when applicable product categories are included/procured in the contract action. MCC has generated and will update agency affirmative procurement plans (also known as green purchasing plans or environmentally preferable purchasing plans); policies and programs to ensure that all mandated federally designated products and services are included in all relevant acquisitions... d. Planning Table—The information below was determined by a manual review of every new contract and task order awarded in the first two quarters of FY 2011. As MCC does not possess an automated contracting or procurement system, it was necessary to conduct the review in this way to determine whether the required FAR clauses were applicable. Through this review, it was found that MCC did not engage in any direct procurement of designated items above the micropurchase threshold, but there were instances when MCC did engage in service contracting where service contractors may procure designated items such as office products and paper products as other direct costs within the contract. For those cases, compliance was achieved with the inclusion of the relevant FAR clause to require the contractor to procure environmentally preferred products. As such, since MCC did not procure any of the below products above the micropurchase threshold directly, the only applicable category is Environmentally Preferable Services ... e. Agency Status—MCC developed MCC Acquisition Instruction MCC 23-1 MCC Affirmative Procurement Program for Sustainable Acquisition to formalize the agency's Affirmative Procurement Program. An overview and training were given to MCC Contracting Staff as well as made available on MCC SharePoint sites for review by COTRs and other MCC staff. MCC also conducted a thorough review of all new contracts and task orders in the first half of FY 2011 to determine and achieve compliance with the new affirmative procurement program. f. Highlights—MCC has made significant progress in the area of sustainable acquisition. Key initiatives include: ◊ FY 2011 - MCC converted its sole vehicle to a flex fuel hybrid. ◊ FY 2010—Transitioned to purchase of green office supplies when available ◊ FY 2009 - MCC converted to 100% post-consumer content paper.

Stakeholder(s):

• Division of Contracts and Grants Management: a. Agency lead for goal—The Division of Contracts and Grants Management within the Department of Administration and Finance acts as the agency lead for this goal.


• MCC Staff: c. Positions—All work required to monitor progress and report on sustainability efforts will be accomplished as a collateral duty by MCC staff.

Objective(s):

6.b.i: Implementation

6.b.ii: Training

6.b.iii: Invoicing

6.b.iv: Contractor Travel

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