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JSC Environmental Compliance<br />

Procedural Requirements<br />

<strong>JPR</strong> No.<br />

<strong>8550.1</strong>A XXXX.X<br />

Effective Date:<br />

Johnson Space Center • Environmental Compliance Program<br />

Expiration Date:<br />

Expiration Date:<br />

Page Number<br />

3/25/2011<br />

3/25/2016<br />

[Leave Blank]<br />

Page 96 of 123<br />

d. Follow the waiver process when designated items from the EPA or USDA list cannot be<br />

purchased with the minimum recommended recycled or biobased content due to one of the<br />

four exceptions defined in this chapter.<br />

11.4.2 DLOs shall:<br />

a. Ensure that their employees are aware of, and comply with, the sustainable acquisition<br />

purchasing requirements;<br />

b. Review and revise specifications and standards, as applicable, to eliminate barriers to the<br />

preference for recovered and biobased materials;<br />

c. Provide data to support annual Center and Agency Sustainable Acquisition Progress<br />

Reports.<br />

11.4.3 Onsite Contractors shall:<br />

a. Comply with all of the requirements of this chapter, except for the use of the JSC waiver<br />

process;<br />

b. Develop and maintain a waiver process equivalent to the process described in this chapter<br />

for purchasing items that are on the EPA or USDA designated list, but, for approved reasons,<br />

cannot be purchased with the prescribed recycled or biobased content; and<br />

c. Provide data to support annual Center and Agency Sustainable Acquisition Progress<br />

Reports.<br />

11.4.4 The EO shall:<br />

a. Implement an awareness program to promote Sustainable Acquisition;<br />

b. Provide assistance to Purchase Requisitioners and Contracting Officers on sources for<br />

environmentally preferable products and services;<br />

c. Review and approve civil service waivers from purchasing EPA and USDA designated<br />

products;<br />

d. Provide assistance on life cycle cost analysis to Purchase Requisitioners;<br />

e. Compile and submit the Center’s Sustainable Acquisition annual data to NASA<br />

Headquarters; and<br />

f. Prioritize or weigh the evaluation factors and coordinate these factors with the requisitioner<br />

and buyer when specific requirements regarding environmental attributes conflict (e.g., choice<br />

between recycled content product and biobased product).<br />

11.4.5 The Procurement Office shall:<br />

a. Provide guidance and facilitate acquisition planning as requested with respect to<br />

environmentally preferable goods and services;<br />

Verify correct version before use at<br />

http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/CDMSDocs/Centers/JSC/Home.tml.<br />

JSC Form JF2420B (MS Word August 28, 2006) (Revised May 30, 2007)

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