Services
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Landscaping Services
Includes routine maintenance (e.g., mowing, fertilizing, watering), development of new sites (from design to execution), and/or the rehabilitation of existing space (e.g., tree removal, installation of irrigation systems).
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Cafeteria & Food Services
Includes the preparation and offering of food and beverage items, waste management, and the ongoing management of the cafeteria space.
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Laundry Services
Includes washing, drying, pressing, and/or dry cleaning of government-owned clothing, linens, and other items.
Products
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Bathroom Sink Faucets & Accessories (Residential)
A device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled.
Categories:
Plumbing Systems- WaterSense
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Landscape Irrigation Services
Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals. Landscape irrigation can be automated through the use of irrigation system controllers, which use climatolog...
Categories:
Landscaping Products- WaterSense
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Showerheads
A fixture for directing the spray of water in a bathroom shower.
Categories:
Plumbing Systems- WaterSense
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Toilets
A fixed receptacle into which a person may urinate or defecate, typically consisting of a large bowl connected to a system for flushing away the waste into a sewer or septic tank.
Categories:
Plumbing Systems- WaterSense
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Urinals
A bowl or other receptacle, typically attached to a wall in a public restroom, into which men may urinate.
Categories:
Plumbing Systems- WaterSense
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Water Coolers
A freestanding device that consumes energy and dispenses water from removable 4- to 5-gallon plastic bottles commonly positioned on top of the unit.
Categories:
Building Furnishings- Energy Star
- SNAP
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Weather or Sensor-Based Irrigation Control Technologies
Irrigation system controllers use local weather and landscape conditions to tailor watering schedules to actual conditions on the site, instead of irrigating using a controller with a clock and a pres...
Categories:
Landscaping Products- WaterSense
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Pre-Rinse Spray Valves
Pre-rinse spray valves—often used in commercial and institutional kitchens—are designed to remove food waste from dishes prior to dishwashing.
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Cafeteria Products- FEMP
- WaterSense
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Microbial Cleaning Products
Cleaning agents that use microscopic organisms to treat or eliminate waste materials within drains, plumbing fixtures, sewage systems, or wastewater treatment systems. These products typically include...
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Cleaning Products- BioPreferred
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Commercial Ice Makers
A factory-made assembly (not necessarily shipped in one package) consisting of a condensing unit and ice-making section operating as an integrated unit, with means for making and harvesting ice. It is...
- FEMP
- Energy Star
- SNAP
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Semi-Durable Films
Categories:
Miscellaneous- BioPreferred
- (45% biobased content)
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Commercial Gas Water Heaters
A product that utilizes gas or electricity to heat potable water for use outside the heater upon demand, at a thermostatically controlled temperature.
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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Heat Pumps, Geothermal or Ground-Source
A geothermal heat pump uses the thermal energy of the ground or groundwater to provide residential space conditioning and/or domestic water heating.
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
- SNAP
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Hand Soaps and Cleaners
Products formulated for personal care use in removing a variety of different soils, greases, and similar substances from human hands with or without the use of water.
- Agencies are directed to use the applicable statutory requirements AND one of the EPA recommended standards and ecolabels.
- Statutory Requirements
- BioPreferred
- (64% biobased content)
- Safer Choice (formerly DfE)
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- EPA Recommended Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels
- (choose one)
- Green Seal GS-41
- EcoLogo/UL 2784
- For additional options, as well as information about these standards, please go to EPA’s Recommendations website.
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Hand Sanitizers
Products formulated for personal care use in removing bacteria from human hands with or without the use of water.
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Personal Care- BioPreferred
- (73% biobased content)
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Industrial Cleaners
Products used to remove contaminants, such as adhesives, inks, paint, dirt, soil, and grease, from parts, products, tools, machinery, equipment, vessels, floors, walls, and other production-related wo...
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Cleaning Products- BioPreferred
- (41% biobased content)
- Safer Choice (formerly DfE)
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Light Commercial Heating and Cooling
A unit of commercial package airconditioning and heating equipment that is configured as a split system air conditioner incorporating a single refrigerant circuit, with one or more outdoor units, at l...
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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Membrane Concrete Sealers
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Construction Materials- BioPreferred
- (11% biobased content)
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General Purpose Soluble, Semi-Synthetic, and Synthetics Oils
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Lube, Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, & Grease- BioPreferred
- (57% biobased content)
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High Performance Soluble, Semi-Synthetic, and Synthetics Oils
Categories:
Lube, Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, & Grease- BioPreferred
- (40% biobased content)
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Straight Oils
Categories:
Lube, Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, & Grease- BioPreferred
- (66% biobased content)
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Non-Durable
Categories:
Miscellaneous- BioPreferred
- (85% biobased content)
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Penetrating Liquids
Categories:
Construction Materials- BioPreferred
- (79% biobased content)
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Turbine Drip Oils
Products that are lubricants for use in drip lubrication systems for water well line shaft bearings, water turbine bearings for irrigation pumps, and other turbine bearing applications.
Categories:
Lube, Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, & Grease- BioPreferred
- (87% biobased content)
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Water Tank Coatings
Coatings formulated for use in potable water storage systems.
Categories:
Miscellaneous- BioPreferred
- (59% biobased content)
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De-Icers, General Purpose
Chemical products (e.g., salt, fluids) that are designed to aid in the removal of snow and/or ice, and/or in the prevention of the buildup of snow and/or ice, in general use applications by lowering t...
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Miscellaneous- Agencies are directed to use the applicable statutory requirement AND either the applicable EPA program OR the EPA recommended standard and ecolabel below.
- Statutory Requirement
- BioPreferred
- (93% biobased content)
- AND EITHER
- EPA Program
- Safer Choice (formerly DfE)
- OR
- EPA Recommended Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels
- Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Qualified Products
- For additional options, as well as information about these standards, please go to EPA’s Recommendations website.
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Dehumidifiers
A product, other than a portable air conditioner, room air conditioner, or packaged terminal air conditioner, that is a self-contained, electrically operated, and mechanically encased assembly consis...
Categories:
Appliances- Energy Star
- SNAP
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Films
Products that are used in packaging, wrappings, linings, and other similar applications. These include films that are intended for single use for short-term storage or protection before being discarde...
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Miscellaneous- BioPreferred
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Wood and Concrete Sealers
Products that are penetrating liquids formulated to protect wood and/or concrete, including masonry and fiber cement siding, from damage caused by insects, moisture, and decaying fungi and to make sur...
Categories:
Construction Materials- BioPreferred
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Metalworking Fluids
Fluids that are designed to provide cooling, lubrication, corrosion prevention, and reduced wear on the contact parts of machinery used for metalworking operations such as cutting, drilling, grinding,...
Categories:
Lube, Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, & Grease- BioPreferred
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Air-Cooled
- Energy Star
- SNAP
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Water-Cooled
- FEMP
- SNAP
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Erosion Control Materials
Woven or non-woven fiber materials manufactured for use on construction, demolition, or other sites to prevent wind or water erosion of loose earth surfaces, which may be combined with seed and/or fer...
- BioPreferred
- (77% biobased content)
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Interior Paints and Coatings -- Water-borne Alkyd
Categories:
Building Finishes- BioPreferred
- (20% minimum biobased content)
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Residential Water Heaters
A product that utilizes gas, electricity, or solar thermal energy to heat potable water for use outside the heater upon demand.
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- FEMP
- Energy Star
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Whole-Home Gas Tankless
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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Solar
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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High Efficiency Electric Storage (Heat Pump)
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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High-Efficiency Gas Storage
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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Electric Storage Water Heaters
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- Energy Star
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Specialty Precision Cleaners and Solvents
Cleaners and solvents used in specialty applications. These materials may be used without a solvent, diluted with water, or in hand wiping applications.
Categories:
Cleaning Products- BioPreferred
- (56% biobased content)
- Safer Choice (formerly DfE)
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Water Clarifying Agents
Products designed to clarify and improve the quality of water by reducing contaminants such as excess nitrites, nitrates, phosphates, ammonia, and built-up sludge from decaying waste and other organic...
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Miscellaneous- BioPreferred
- (92% biobased content)
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Water Turbine Bearing Oils
Lubricants that are specifically formulated for use in the bearings found in water turbines for electric power generation. Previously designated turbine drip oils are used to lubricate bearings of sha...
Categories:
Lube, Oil, Hydraulic Fluid, & Grease- BioPreferred
- (46% biobased content)
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Water-Cooled Chillers
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- FEMP
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Clothes Dryers
A machine designed to dry fabrics in a tumble-type drum with forced air circulation
Categories:
Appliances- Energy Star
- (effective 1/1/15)
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Weather Station for Irrigation Control
Weather-based irrigation controls use local weather data to measure and respond to irrigation water needs in real time.
Categories:
Landscaping Products- GSA's Proving Ground
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Photovoltaic-Thermal (PV-T) Hybrid Solar Systems
Photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) hybrid solar systems offer increased electricity production by cooling the PV panel, and using the removed thermal energy to heat water - all in the same footprint as a sta...
- GSA's Proving Ground
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Catalyst-based Non-chemical Water Treatment
Catalyst-based non-chemical water treatment technology is inserted directly into the pipe that carries the water to be treated. The catalyst insert causes the calcium and carbon in the water to form a...
Categories:
Plumbing Systems- GSA's Proving Ground
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Honeycomb Solar Thermal Collector
The Honeycomb Solar Thermal Collector (HSTC) uses a honeycomb insulating layer to minimize heat loss by suppressing convection.
Categories:
HVAC/Mechanical- GSA's Proving Ground
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Chillers – Air Cooled or Water Cooled
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Construction- Goal: 95% of purchases meet the following:
- • FEMP Qualified (designated requirement)
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Water Heater
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Construction- Goal: 90% of purchases meet one or more of the following:
- Heat Pump
- • ENERGY STAR Certified (designated requirement)
- Storage Tank - Gas Commercial
- • ENERGY STAR Certified (designated requirement)
- Tankless
- • ENERGY STAR Certified (designated requirement)