303 FW 3, Ozone Depleting Substances

3.2 Authorities.

A. Clean Air Act. Title VI (42 U.S.C. 7671 et seq.)

B. Executive Order 12843, Procurement Rquirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting Substances, April 21, 1993.

C. 40 CFR 82.84(a)(1)-(5), Protection of Stratospheric Ozone.

D. 48 CFR 23.8, Ozone-Deleting Substances (FAR).

E. DIAPR 93-18, Executive Order 12843, Office of Acquisition and Property Management, May 27, 1993.

3.3 Policy. It is the policy of the Federal Government that Federal agencies:

A. Implement cost effective programs to minimize the procurement of materials and substances that contribute to the depletion of stratospheric ozone; and

B. Give preference to the procurement of alternative chemicals, products, and manufacturing processes that reduce overall risks to human health and the environment by lessening the depletion of ozone in the upper atmosphere.

3.4 Procedures.

A. In preparing specifications and purchase descriptions, and in the acquisition of supplies and services, the Service will ensure that acquisitions:

(1) Comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Clean Air Act, EO 12843, and 40 CFR 82.84(a)(2)-(5); and

(2) Substitute safer alternatives to ozone-depleting substances, as identified under 42 U.S.C. 7671k, to the maximum extent practicable, as provided in 40 CFR 82.84(a)(1).

B. Pursuant to 48 CFR 23.804, contracting officers will insert the appropriate contract clauses in solicitations and contracts for :

(1) Containers and supplies containing or manufactured with class I or class II ozone-depleting substances; and

(2) Services when the contract includes the maintenance, repair, or disposal of any equipment or appliance using class I or class II ozone-depleting substances as a refrigiant, such as air conditioners (including motor vehicle), refrigerators, chillers, or freezers.