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30 sections with “Recovered material”

  • FAR 23.107-1 Products containing recovered materials.
    …idelines (CPG) Program. Under RCRA, EPA must designate items that are or can be made with recovered materials and must also recommend practices to assist procuring agencies in meeting their obligations. (c) Applicability. (1) This section …
  • FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items.
    As prescribed in 23.109(b)(2), insert the following clause: Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Postconsumer material means a material or finis…
  • FAR 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification.
    As prescribed in 23.109(b)(1), insert the following provision: Recovered Material Certification (MAY 2008) As required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(i)), the offeror certifies, by signing t…
  • DFARS 223.107-1 Products containing recovered materials.
    (e) Procedures. Follow the procedures at PGI 223.107-1(e).
  • FAR 52.211-5 Material Requirements.
    …eans composed of previously unused components, whether manufactured from virgin material, recovered material in the form of raw material, or materials and by-products generated from, and reused within, an original manufacturing process; pro…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …performed (see subpart 46.6). Receiving reports must meet the requirements of 32.905(c). Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-…
  • FAR 23.101 Definitions.
    …ental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated item means a product that is or can be made with recovered material— (1) That is listed by EPA in a procurement guideline (40 CFR part 247); and (2) For which EPA has provided recommended recovered…
  • FAR 23.109 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …d items. Except for the acquisition of COTS items— (1) Insert the provision at 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification, in solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of EPA-designated items; and (2) Insert the clause at…
  • FAR 52.223-23 Sustainable Products and Services.
    …r whether the market for the product is new or emerging. (7 U.S.C. 8101) (7 CFR 3201.2). Recovered material means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-…
  • FAR 4.1202 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …n Services—Certification. (23) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. (24) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. (25) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation. (26) 52.225-2, B…
  • FAR 10.002 Procedures.
    …egulations unique to the item being acquired; (v) The availability of items that contain recovered materials and items that are energy efficient; (vi) The distribution and support capabilities of potential suppliers, including alternative…
  • FAR 11.301 Policy.
    …ntracting officer needs additional information to determine whether supplies meet minimum recovered material or biobased standards stated in the solicitation, the contracting officer may require offerors to submit additional information on …
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    … the provisions and clauses contained in Part 23 regarding the use of products containing recovered materials and biobased products when appropriate for the item being acquired. (5) When setting aside under the Stafford Act (Subpart 26.2),…
  • FAR 12.505 Applicability of certain laws to contracts for the acquisition of COTS items.
    …and 52.225-11). (b) 42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A), Certification and Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material. (c) Compliance Plan and Certification Requirement, section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P…
  • FAR 13.006 Inapplicable provisions and clauses.
    …-7, Drug-Free Workplace, except for individuals. (g) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items.
  • FAR 23.105 Exceptions.
    …wever, compliance with applicable agency affirmative procurement programs is required for recovered materials per 23.107-1 (see 23.109(b)) (42 U.S.C. 6962) and for alternatives for ozone depleting substances per 23.107-4 (see 23.109(d)) (42…
  • FAR 36.601-3 Applicable contracting procedures.
    …cify, in the construction design specifications, use of the maximum practicable amount of recovered materials consistent with the performance requirements, availability, price reasonableness, and cost-effectiveness. Where appropriate, the s…
  • FAR 36.602-1 Selection criteria.
    … experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; (3) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and privat…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ntract, ensuring that the contractor complies with the reporting requirements relating to recovered material content (see 52.223-9) and biobased products (see 52.223-2) utilized in contract performance. (69) Administer commercial financing…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …porting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts. (xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated items. (xix) 52.223-22,…
  • FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …al services as prescribed in FAR 22.1803.) __(41)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (MAY 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially avail…
  • FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
    …ult in— (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition; or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. (See 10 U.S.C. 3204(b)(B)or 41 U.S.C. 3304(b)(2).)…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …ment assistance. The contracting officer should consider whether the development cost was recovered directly or indirectly from Government sources. (2) Additional factors. In order to foster achievement of program objectives, each agency m…
  • FAR 17.103 Definitions.
    …ctor can receive in the event of cancellation. Cancellation charge means the amount of unrecovered costs which would have been recouped through amortization over the full term of the contract, including the term canceled. Multiyear contra…
  • FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program.
    …ncluding collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power …
  • FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts.
    …n of the identified subcontract performance deficiency (unless the funds therefor must be recovered from the Government because of a reduction under paragraph (e)(5)(i)) of this clause; or (B) Seven days after the Contractor recovers such …
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …her things acquired by the Contractor or sold under the provisions of this clause and not recovered by or credited to the Government. (l) If the termination is partial, the Contractor may file a proposal with the Contracting Officer for an…
  • FAR 52.249-3 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements).
    …her things acquired by the Contractor or sold under the provisions of this clause and not recovered by or credited to the Government. (l) If the termination is partial, the Contractor may file a proposal with the Contracting Officer for an…
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …s, supplies, or other things acquired by the Contractor or sold under this clause and not recovered by or credited to the Government. (l) The Contractor and Contracting Officer must agree to any equitable adjustment in fee for the continue…
  • DFARS 208.7301 Definitions.
    … is responsible for the storage and issue of such material. Refined precious metal means recovered silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, or ruthenium, in bullion, granulation or sponge form, which has been purified to at lea…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.