The GPC makes it easier to identify applicable green purchasing requirements for products and services by consolidating information from federal environmental programs in one place.

SFTool Product Search is your link to simpler environmentally responsible purchasing. Search over 150 categories and subcategories that represent over 5,700 brands and more than 300,000 products.

Learn more about waste management options for end of life including reuse, recycling, design for disassembly, design for product take-back programs, and closed-loop supply chains.

The GSA Advantage!® Environmental Program Aisle enables users to search thousands of individual green products available through contracts awarded under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule, GSA Global Supply®, and through GSA’s Best-in-Class (BIC) solutions.

Understand how GSA helps agencies Buy Green Products, Buy Green Services, and Buy Green Vehicles.

EPA’s EPP program helps U.S. federal government purchasers utilize private sector standards and ecolabels to identify and procure environmentally preferable products and services. The Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) includes EPA’s recommendations on specifications, standards, and ecolabels used in identifying and procuring environmentally preferable products and services. These recommendations cover a variety of products, including electronics, furniture, custodial products, and more. For more information on EPA’s EPP program see EPA's About the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program.

Learn more about how GSA is working to reduce the embodied carbon in its building design and construction projects.

BioPreferred Compliant - Item meets or exceeds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) biobased content requirements. BioPreferred products are required under FAR Subpart 23.4.

CPG Compliant Items - Item meets or exceeds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recommendations for recovered materials and postconsumer recovered materials. EPA-designated products are required under FAR Subpart 23.4.

EPEAT Registered - Item meets all required EPEAT environmental performance criteria and is rated at one of the three EPEAT levels (Bronze, Silver, or Gold) based on the number of optional criteria met. EPEAT-registered products are required under FAR Subpart 23.7.

• Bronze Level - Item meets EPEAT Bronze environmental performance criteria, which include all required criteria that apply to the product type being registered.
• Silver Level - Item meets EPEAT Silver environmental performance criteria, which include all required criteria plus at least 50% of the optional criteria that apply to the product type being registered.
• Gold Level - Item meets EPEAT Gold environmental performance criteria, which include all required criteria plus at least 75% of the optional criteria that apply to the product type being registered.

Energy Star Compliant - Item certified to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ENERGY STAR program specifications and is authorized to carry the ENERGY STAR label. ENERGY STAR products are required under FAR Subpart 23.2.

FEMP Energy Efficient - Item meets U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) FEMP energy efficiency specifications. FEMP-designated products are required by FAR Subpart 23.2.

Meets Recommended Ecolabels - Item meets a non-federal standard or ecolabel recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

S.N.A.P. Compliant - Item contains acceptable substitutes for ozone depleting substances, as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. SNAP substitutes are required by FAR Subpart 23.8.

Safer Choice Certified - Item is qualified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry the Safer Choice label. Safer Choice products are required under FAR 23.7.

Design for the Environment (DfE) Certified - Item is qualified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry the DfE label. Products must be registered with EPA and meet federal disinfectant standards (FIFRA) to make disinfectant claims. Disinfectant products that carry the DfE logo contain ingredients that meet an additional high standard for both human and environmental health and help people protect their family, workplace, community, and environment.

SmartWay Partner and Affiliate - Signifies top performance in freight efficiency and identifies partners as corporate leaders helping to advance the industry toward cleaner, more sustainable supply chain management.

WaterSense Certified - Item is certified to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WaterSense Program specifications and is authorized to carry the WaterSense label. WaterSense products are required under FAR Subpart 23.2.

FAR Part 23, Environment, Energy and Water Efficiency, Renewable Energy Technologies, Occupational Safety, and Drug-Free Workplace

General Services Acquisition Manual (GSAM) 552.238-78, Identification of Products that Have Environmental Attributes

• 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification
• 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts
• 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data
• 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification
• 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information
• 52.223-7 Notice of Radioactive Materials
• 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items
• 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program
• 52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons
• 52.223-12 Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners
• 52.223-13 Acquisition of EPEAT®–Registered Imaging Equipment
• 52.223-14 Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions
• 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products
• 52.223-16 Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products
• 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts
• 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems
• 52.223-20 Aerosols
• 52.223-21 Foams
• 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation

Executive Order 14057 aims to reestablish the federal government as a leader in sustainability.

Executive Order 14030 sets policy on climate-related financial risk.

Executive Order 14008 establishes a governmentwide approach to address climate change.

Executive Order 13990 directs the federal government to take action to confront the climate crisis.

NASA’s Global Climate Change website Climate Change: How Do We Know? provides accurate and timely news and information about Earth’s changing climate.

The SFTool Climate Terms and Tools page serves as a primer for those who are new to the topic or looking for additional resources.

GSA’s Framework for Managing Climate Risks to Federal Agency Supply Chains provides guidance to help federal agencies assess observed and expected climate or weather-related risks (extreme heat waves, tropical storms, hurricanes, wildfires, etc.) to supply chains and develop plans to minimize those risks.

The EPA Center for Corporate Climate Leadership serves as a resource center for all organizations to track and reduce their climate impacts.

GSA’s Manage Your GHG Emissions to Stay Competitive in the Federal Marketplace blog provides resources for managing GHG emissions to help stay competitive in the federal marketplace.

The USGCRP is a federal program mandated by Congress to coordinate federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping the global environment, both human and natural, and their impacts on society.

The Green Procurement Compilation (GPC) identifies all applicable green purchasing requirements by category by consolidating and organizing information from Federal environmental programs in one place.

Contract actions for the supply of products and for the acquisition of services (including construction) require that the products are

• Energy-efficient (ENERGY STAR® or Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)-designated);
• Water-efficient;
• Biobased;
• Environmentally preferable (e.g., EPEAT®-registered, or non-toxic or less toxic alternatives);
• Non-ozone depleting; or
• Made with recovered materials.

Federal purchasers are directed to procure products and services meeting EPA’s Recommended Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels to the maximum extent practicable.

For more information, see: FAR Part 23.103 and Executive Order (E.O.) 14057, Catalyzing American Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability.

Yes, to the maximum extent practicable. Pursuant to E.O. 14057, Catalyzing American Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability and in the Federal Sustainability Plan, federal purchasers are directed to procure products and services meeting EPA’s Recommended Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels to the maximum extent practicable. For more on EPA’s Recommended Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing, see EPA’s Recommendations, Specifications, and Standards.

SFTool Product Search is searchable by Product Category, Brand, Federal Program, and Standard or Ecolabel.

Products show up on SFTool Product Search when they conform to a set of product category requirements as outlined by the EPA, DOE, and GSA. All product data in SFTool Product Search comes directly and automatically from the relevant certification organizations. When products don't appear, it is often because there is not a product category requirement for the item. If a product fails to appear even when there is a stated product category requirement in the Green Procurement Compilation, it may be because we have not yet built out the relevant category in our system.

SFTool Product Search displays products that comply with federal environmental requirements, which are gathered within the Green Procurement Compilation. The products listed in SFTool Product Search are provided by ecolabel registries. If your product is not listed, it may be because there are currently no federal environmental requirements for your product category. When federal requirements are added, products complying with the requirements as provided by ecolabel registries would automatically be listed.

SFTool features information about Life Cycle Perspective (Life Cycle Thinking), including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Tools for Buildings and LCA Example.

Visit the Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings page or contact the CEQ Office of Federal Sustainability at CEQOfficeofFederalSustainability@ceq.eop.gov.

Companies interested in becoming a GSA vendor can visit How to Sell to the Government and the Buying and Selling page on GSA.gov. Companies can also review the types of GSA contracts on GSA's Vendor Support Center.

The Managing GHG Emissions for Industry Webinar Series provides a federal policy overview, completing the GHG inventory development process, and how to begin reducing GHG emissions now.

Federal Energy Management Program Courses provide foundational knowledge and general awareness of Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (FBPTA) requirements.

IFMA Course, Certificates, and Certifications enable individuals to earn the Facility Management Professional (FMP) credential.

FMI provides easily accessible online tools and resources explicitly designed to advance the skills, knowledge and professional development of facilities management professionals.

The GSA Climate Risk Management Plan supports business lines with integrating climate risk management into management processes.

GSA's annual Sustainability Plan summarizes actions implemented to meet sustainability goals, progress, results, cost savings, and the agency's strategies for continued progress and performance improvements.

The GSA Federal Contractor Climate Action Scorecard tracks federal contractor’s commitments to reducing GHG emissions and setting reduction targets.