1. What is the Green Procurement Compilation?

Sustainable acquisition resources for the federal acquisition community in one place. No matter the value of your procurement, or your level of experience, use the Green Procurement Compilation to:

• Quickly identify purchasing program requirements that apply to your products and services;
• Explore resources for buyers and resources for vendors;
• Learn about federal environmental purchasing programs;
• Discover additional procurement guidance that will help you meet your sustainability goals;
• Find options available to purchase compliant products for federal buyers, including GSAAdvantageand GSA Global Supply;
• Create customized, downloadable product lists that include purchasing programs and applicable FAR references for each of your selected items;
• View Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements that support each purchasing program;
• Explore the Acquisition Life Cycle Tools that can assist you during each phase of the procurement life cycle; and
• Identify products that contribute to the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings.
• New to the site? View a quick video introduction (YouTube)

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Click here to view the Green Procurement Compilation and explore products based on their categories or select a purchasing program icon below to search products that fall under each purchasing program.

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2. How does the Green Procurement Compilation help agencies meet sustainable acquisition requirements?

The Green Procurement Compilation consolidates information from each of the statutory purchasing programs and required  Environmental Protection Agency purchasing programs and organizes it by product category, making it easy to find sustainable product and service requirements in one place.

You can find the federal government’s sustainable acquisition policies and procedures at Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 23. Federal agencies are required to buy sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable. Sustainable Products and Services means products and services that are subject to and meet the applicable statutory mandates and directives for federal purchasing.

3. How do I find the sustainability requirements that apply to my acquisition?

Go to sftool.gov and select the Procure Products and Services menu along the top, also known as the Green Procurement Compilation. There are three ways to navigate to the applicable sustainability requirements:

1. Look for the search bar towards the top of the page and enter a product or service category
2. Scroll down on the Green Procurement Compilation and browse the categories of products and services
3. Explore product categories according to their workspace.

Once you open the product page, you can find a description of the product and determine the purchasing programs that apply to your product or service by reviewing the product details. The legal requirements menu on the product page lists the FAR sections or subsections applicable to the product. If you do not find a category for your product, we recommend you first, try searching using another frequently used term for the product category. For example, you may try multipurpose cleaner instead of all-purpose cleaner, or trash bag instead of trash liner.

4. Are there priorities within the purchasing programs?

FAR 23.104(c) provides direction to ensure that federal agencies, first and foremost, comply with statutory purchasing program requirements and prioritize multi-attribute sustainable products and services, which are those that meet all applicable statutory purchasing program requirements and one or more required U.S. Environmental Protection Agency purchasing programs. 

The EPA Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels are a required EPA purchasing program and include additional preferences within their program. For all products that include EPA Recommendations, you will find a link at the bottom of the product details page that takes you to EPA Recommendations website to help you explore additional purchasing preferences and learn how key environmental hotspots like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and plastics are addressed.

This information, along with resources related to your products category, is available on each product or service category page, which is the first page that opens when you select a category from the Green Procurement Compilation.

5. Does sustainable acquisition apply to services or construction contracts?

Yes, per FAR 23.103(c), the requirement to purchasing sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable includes products under contract actions for services or construction if the products are:

• Delivered to the Government;
• Furnished by the contractor for use by the Government;
• Incorporated into the construction of a public building or public work; or
• Acquired by the contractor for use in performing services under a Government contract where the cost of the products is a direct cost to a Government contract.

The Green Procurement Compilation Services section addresses these requirements and in addition, the Services section allows you to:

• Download previous sustainable solicitation examples, and learn about optional green practices you can incorporate in your service contracts;
• Download a full list of suggested sustainable product requirements for each service; and
• Explore ways to incorporate environmental criteria into your evaluation process.

6. Can I buy sustainable products on the Green Procurement Compilation?

No, products cannot be purchased on the Green Procurement Compilation; however, you can look for the “Where to Buy” options to be routed to GSA’s contracting solutions. GSA helps customer agencies meet sustainable acquisition requirements by offering federal agencies thousands of sustainable products. You can buy sustainable products through:

• GSA Advantage Environmental Aisle: Allows you to search and buy thousands of individual sustainable products available through our Multiple Award Schedule, Best-in-Class contracts, and more. 
• GSA Global Supply™: Your one-stop source for requisition-based ordering, providing comprehensive, environmentally compliant solutions. Agencies who order through GSA Global Supply are assured regulatory compliance, a single bill, and global delivery from a government source.

7. The product I'm looking for is not listed on the Green Procurement Compilation. What next?

It probably means the product category does not have a federal sustainable acquisition requirement. You can try using another term used to describe your product and confirm in the product description if it includes your specific item. Product categories are listed in the Green Procurement Compilation when the category is covered by a purchasing program that meets the definition of sustainable product and services (the statutory purchasing programs and required EPA purchasing programs), identified in FAR 2.101.

When statutory or required EPA purchasing programs do not include the product category you are searching for, federal buyers may consult their agency-specific sustainability plans for recommendations, or may conduct their own assessment of standards and ecolabels that support a specific contract action.

8. Where can I find information related to a specific acquisition or purchasing program?

If you are a member of the public who has a policy or regulation question, we recommend that you contact the contracting officer for the particular solicitation or contract. If you have questions about a purchasing program, we recommend contacting the program directly.

If you are a federal employee seeking guidance on policy or regulation: The Green Procurement Compilation helps buyers identify sustainable products and services, as defined in FAR Part 2.101. The site is not intended, and should not be construed, to create any new policy. Please reference https://www.acquisition.gov for policies and procedures. If you have policy interpretation questions, we recommend that you contact your agency policy office or legal council.

To report possible errors, please send a message to sftool@gsa.gov.