Federal Acquisition Regulation
Part 23 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provides policy and requirements for acquiring the EPA-designated recycled content products (Subpart 23.4), environmentally preferable and biobased products (Subpart 23.7), and energy-efficient products and renewable energy (Subpart 23.2). The FAR also provides that energy and environmental factors must be considered during acquisition planning (Part 7), including defining the government's needs (Part 11). The buy-recycled requirements apply to acquisitions of commercial products (Part 12), to simplified acquisitions (Part 13), and to acquisitions with the government purchase card (Part 13). Also review agency supplements to the FAR for agency-specific requirements regarding green purchasing. Go to http://www.arnet.gov/ to view an electronic version of the FAR. Click on the links below for:

Federal Acquisition Regulation: Requirements Supporting Procurement of Recycled Products and Environmentally Preferable Services

OMB Memo on FAR Implementation of Greening the Government Executive Orders