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Contract Clauses for Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 Refresh Number 19 Contract Number: GS -07F -0031W <br />Note: Regulation 552.238-82 <br />This clause applies to contracts participating in the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) <br />Pilot. <br />552.238-78 IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTS THAT HAVE <br />ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES (JAN 2022) <br />(a) Several laws, Executive orders, and Agency directives require Federal buyers to purchase products <br />that are less harmful to the environment, when they are life cycle cost-effective (see FAR Subpart <br />23.7). The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) requires contractors to highlight environmental <br />products under Federal Supply Service schedule contracts in various communications media (e.g., <br />publications and electronic formats). <br />(b) Definitions. As used in this clause — <br />"Energy-efficient product" means a product that– <br />(1) Meets Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency criteria for use of the <br />ENERGY STAR® trademark label; or <br />(2) Is in the upper 25 percent of efficiency for all similar products as designated by the <br />Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program. <br />"GSA Advantage!" is an on-line shopping mall and ordering system that provides customers with <br />access to products and services under GSA contracts. <br />"Other environmental attributes" refers to product characteristics that provide environmental <br />benefits, excluding recovered materials and energy and water efficiency. Several examples of <br />these characteristics are biodegradable, recyclable, reduced pollutants, ozone safe, and low <br />volatile organic compounds (VOCs). <br />"Post -consumer material" means a material or finished product that has served its intended use <br />and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. <br />Postconsumer material is part of the broader category of "recovered material." The <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a list of EPA -designated products in their <br />Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs) to provide Federal agencies with purchasing <br />recommendations on specific products in a Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN). The <br />RMAN contains recommended recovered and post -consumer material content levels for the <br />specific products designated by EPA (40 CFR part 247 and http://www.el2a.2oY/cDg./). <br />"Recovered materials" means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid <br />waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and <br />commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process (Executive Order 13101 and 42 <br />U.S.C. 6903(19) and http://www.epa.gov/cpg/). For paper and paper products, see the definition <br />at FAR 11.301 (42 U.S.C. 6962(h)). <br />"Remanufactured" means factory rebuilt to original specifications. <br />"Renewable energy" means energy produced by solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass power <br />"Renewable energy technology" means – <br />(1) Technologies that use renewable energy to provide light, heat, cooling, or mechanical or <br />electrical energy for use in facilities or other activities; or <br />Page: 121 of 216 <br />208 <br />