Green purchasing, also known as sustainable acquisition, helps to reduce adverse impacts to the environment, conserve energy and other natural resources, improve public health and safety, and create new markets and jobs.  VA promotes the Federal Green Purchasing Program, which includes the acquisition of:

EnergyStar Products FEMP Energy Efficient Products FEMP Low Standby Power Products Water-efficient (WaterSense) Products Biobased Products EPEAT Electronics

Environmentally Preferable Products Non-Ozone Depleting Products (SNAP) Recycled Content Products (CPG) Non-Toxic & Less-Toxic Alternatives Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Alternative Fuels

Information/links regarding green purchasing laws, regulations and executive orders can be found on our Green Purchasing Mandates subpage.  Other useful links related to green purchasing can be found in the sections below.

Helpful Green Purchasing Resources

• VA Green Purchasing Brochure
• Green Products Compilation
• FedCenter.gov Acquisitions/Buying Green
• Green Purchasing Program Management Review (Information Letter (IL) 049-07-4)
  • IL 049-07-4 Attachment A, Sample Green Purchasing Program Management Review Questionnaire
  • IL 049-07-4 Attachment B, Green Purchasing Tracking and Monitoring Tool
• EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Guides
• Practice Greenhealth
• EPA’s Tips for Buying “Green” with the Government Credit Card
• VA Office of Acquisition and Logistics — Resource Library

Sources of Supply

• GSA Advantage
• AbilityOne Program
• VetBiz