Federal Agency Green Purchasing Links

Federal Agency Green Purchasing Links

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

http://www.eh.doe.gov/P2/epp/ -- DOE's Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) guidance (both current and draft revised), Strategic Plan, Secretarial policy memos, a Point of Contact list for DOE sites showing the designated Recycling Coordinators and Green Acquisition Advocates, and DOE's reporting results on a site-by-site basis for each CPG product (where we're over the $10,000 threshold) and for DOE as a whole for the last four years, plus lots more!
http://professionals.pr.doe.gov -- DOE Procurement Environmental Home Page, especially designed for DOE procurement professionals. This site has a wide array of briefing and training materials covering all the Greening orders.

Department of Health and Human Services

http://intranet.hhs.gov/environmental/#GREEN -- This HHS intranet site contains green purchasing information. Also, the HHS Acquisition Workforce Training and Certification Handbook references Green Procurement training requirements.
The Department's green purchasing plan is available on KnowNet at: http://knownet.hhs.gov/acquisition/hhs_epp_postings/FinalHHSAPPJuly2006v ersion2.0.doc

Department of the Interior

http://www.doi.gov/oepc/ -- DOI's strategic plan and information about re-refined oil.
http://www.doi.gov/pam/97-2.html -- Department of the Interior Acquisition Policy Release (DIAPR) 97_2
www.nps.gov/renew -- The National Park Service's "greening" web site, includes a toolbox with lists of recycled content and energy efficient products, links to NPS and DOI policies, and links to DOI, EPA, DOE, and White House Task Force on Recycling web sites.

Department of Justice

Department of State

http://www.statebuy.gov/green.htm -- includes purchase card training, training on buying green, a sample solicitation for purchasing green janitorial products, and links to EPA, GSA, and DOE web sites.

Department of Transportation

http://www.dot.gov/ost/m60/earl/chap1223.htm#appen23a -- DOT's Affirmative Procurement Program, including links to the TAM.

Department of the Treasury

Department of the Treasury -- Treasury Acquisition Bulletin containing Treasury's Affirmative Procurement Program and identifying Treasury's Directive on waste prevention, recycling, and acquisition.

Department of Veterans Affairs

http://www1.va.gov/oamm/pmo/material_mgmt_service/material_policy/ea_GreenPu
rchasing.htm -- links to information on buying recycled content, Energy Star, energy efficient, and environmentally preferable products; VA's affirmative procurement, recycling, waste prevention/pollution prevention programs; and training materials.

NASA

http://nasarecycles.nasa.gov -- includes links to NASA headquarters web page, which includes the Affirmative Procurement Plan; the Kennedy Space Center web page, which includes the NASA Environmental Strategic Plan; and other facility recycling and environment web pages.

Key Federal Government Sites