What is the READ Services Contract?

Pursuant to the Clinger-Cohen Act, OMB designated EPA to serve as the Federal executive agent for government-wide acquisition of information technology recycling and asset disposal services. The READ Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) provides Federal agencies with a dependable method of properly managing electronic inventories, recycling electronic equipment, and disposing of excess or obsolete electronic equipment in an environmentally responsible manner. READ services include: developing a reportable audit trail of the equipment’s final destination; addressing appropriate levels of security for sensitive electronic data; and maximizing potential revenues from usable electronic equipment currently in storage through a share-in-savings program. A detailed description of the services offered under the READ program as well as the rationale for OMB's decision to designate EPA as the authorized agency for providing recycling and asset disposition services on a government-wide basis is described in the following documents:

• OMB Request Letter, (About PDF)

• OMB Authorization, (About PDF)

• READ Brochure, (About PDF)