Procurement programs.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (b) (i) A preference program for purchasing qualified biobased products; (ii) A promotion program to promote the preference program; (iii) Provisions for the annual review and monitoring of the effectiveness of the procurement program; and (iv) Provisions for reporting quantities and types of biobased products purchased by the Federal agency. (2) In developing the preference program, Federal agencies shall adopt one of the following options, or a substantially equivalent alternative, as part of the procurement program: (i) A policy of awarding contracts on a case-by-case basis to the vendor offering a qualified biobased product composed of the highest percentage of biobased content practicable except when such products: (A) Are not available within a reasonable time; (B) Fail to meet performance standards set forth in the applicable specifications, or the reasonable performance standards of the Federal agency; or (C) Are available only at an unreasonable price. (ii) A policy of setting minimum biobased content specifications in such a way as to assure that the required biobased content of qualified biobased products is consistent with section 9002 of FSRIA and the requirements of the guidelines in this part except when such products: (A) Are not available within a reasonable time; (B) Fail to meet performance standards for the use to which they will be put, or the reasonable performance standards of the Federal agency; or (C) Are available only at an unreasonable price. (

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 3201.4