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Procurement Professional

Overview
Facility Manager
Procurement Professional
Leasing Specialist
Project Manager

Procurement Professional User Guide

This guide covers how the Sustainable Facilities Tool (SF Tool) can assist you in purchasing activities within the office setting. The SF Tool can assist with the following responsibilities:

I. Value-Based Purchasing II. Regulation and FAR Compliance III. Purchasing Activity
  • Manage expenses by selecting cost effective alternatives
  • Promoting the importance of purchase decisions on sustained environmental stewardship throughout the building’s life cycle.
  • Ensuring purchases are Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliant
  • Aligning office procurements with EPA, DOE and USDA guidance
  • Browse all products within the Green Procurement Compilation
  • Search for a specific product within the Green Procurement Compilation

I. Value-Based Purchasing

"As a Procurement Professional I am responsible for purchasing goods and services for ongoing building operations that are of the best value to the environment, the workforce, and the organization’s budget."

Manage expenses by selecting cost effective alternatives

  1. Compare relative material costs over their life cycles
  2. Bundling purchases to achieve synergistic benefits across whole building systems
  3. Find ‘where to buy’ from applicable GSA Multiple Award Schedule, GSA Global Supply, AbilityOne, and UNICOR

Promoting the importance of purchase decisions on sustained environmental stewardship throughout the building’s life cycle

  1. Integrative process and stakeholders specific to certain renovation projects
  2. Using LCA framework as a decision-making tool
  3. Compare materials and systems across both environmental and financial criteria
  4. Understand how purchases can impact both human and natural resources alike
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II. Regulation and FAR Compliance

"As a Procurement Professional, I must ensure all purchasing activity is compliant with Federal procurement regulations and guidance."

Ensuring purchases are Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliant

  1. Direct linkage to FAR references on a material to material basis

Aligning office procurements with EPA, DOE and USDA guidance

  1. Identify any minimum content levels and Environmental Programs recommended for specific federal purchases
  2. Find additional resources and guidance for making sustainable purchasing decisions
  3. Review excerpts of laws, Executive Orders, and Guiding Principles that affect your organizations purchasing decisions
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III. Purchasing Activity

"As a Procurement Professional, I am responsible for negotiating and securing purchasing agreements for the vast range of materials needed to support my organization’s successful operations."

Search for products within the Green Procurement Compilation

  1. Browse all products within the Green Procurement Compilation
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Community

Break down the silos!

As a Procurement Professional, I don’t live or work in a bubble.

To deliver a successful project, I regularly correspond with a variety of professionals who would benefit from the value of the SF Tool.

Integrative Design Process
Vendors Leasing Specialists
Manufacturers Facility Managers
Decision-makers Owners

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