JPR 8550.1 - Nasa
JPR 8550.1 - Nasa
JPR 8550.1 - Nasa
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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 />
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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)