52.223-17  Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts.

As prescribed in 23.406(e), insert the following clause:

AFFIRMATIVE PROCUREMENT OF EPA-DESIGNATED ITEMS IN SERVICE AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS (MAY 2008)

(a)  In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items unless the product cannot be acquired-

(1)  Competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the contract performance schedule;

(2)  Meeting contract performance requirements; or

(3)  At a reasonable price.

(b)  Information about this requirement is available at EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines web site, http://www.epa.gov/cpg/. The list of EPA- designated items is available at http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm.

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