Federal law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Presidential Executive Orders require the purchasing of biobased products by federal agencies. Federal contractors are also required to purchase biobased products per the Federal Acquisition Regulation including the clause 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction Contracts.
Biobased Quick Reference Guide for Contracting Officers Provides a quick check off list for including biobased purchasing requirements in solicitations and contracts, including contractor reporting requirements.
Recommended Methodologies for Establishing "Biobased-Only Contract" Annual Purchasing Targets This document presents the recommendations of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA BioPreferred Program for methodologies to establish annual targets for contracts with biobased-only requirements.
Procurement Advisory 82A USDA BioPreferred Program - Designated Biobased Items for Contract Requirements The purpose of this Procurement Advisory is communicate the processes to comply with and support the federal BioPreferred program requirements, including specific roles and responsibilities.
Sample Letter to Vendors about Contractor Reporting of Biobased Product Purchases This letter, send to all active USDA Contractors, informs Contractors of their responsibilities for reporting their biobased product purchases.
The following contract samples provide model biobased product purchase language for solicitations and contracts. Sample Biobased Contract Language for:
The following are some sources of agency-specific biobased purchasing information.
