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Appendix D
Examples of Federal Agency
Procurement Systems and
Green Purchasing Programs
Procurement System Description
Department of Agriculture
Integrated Acquisition IAS is a Web-based eProcurement system designed
System (IAS)1 to streamline and automate contract management
and acquisition processes throughout USDA. USDA
Advantage, part of IAS e-alliance initiative, was formed
as a partnership between USDA and GSA to better
leverage USDA spending power to obtain better pricing,
ordering methods, and delivery terms for commonly
acquired items and services.
USDA Purchase Card PCMS is a customized, Web-based online relational
Management System database used to manage purchases made with
(PCMS)2 government-wide commercial purchase cards,
convenience checks, or fleet cards issued by an
authorized GSA contractor.
USDA BioPreferred The USDA BioPreferred program promotes the increased
program3 purchase and use of biobased products, which is
expected to reduce petroleum consumption, increase
the use of renewable resources, better manage the
carbon cycle, and may contribute to reducing adverse
environmental and health impacts.
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Procurement System Description
Department of Defense
EMALL4
DOD DOD EMALL is an Internet-based mall that allows
military and other authorized government customers to
procure items from government and commercial sources.
DOD EMALL is a Department of Defense program
operated by the Defense Logistics Information Service.
DoD Standard The SPS program was created to standardize the
Procurement System procurement process throughout DOD by developing,
(SPS)5 testing, and deploying a suite of software products for
use by contracting professionals in the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines, and other defense agencies.
Defense Acquisition The Defense Acquisition System is the management
System6 process that guides all DOD acquisition programs,
provides the policies and principles, and establishes the
management framework that implements these policies
and principles.
Department of Energy
Federal Energy The DOE Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
Management Program7 supports federal agencies in identifying energy- and
water-efficient products that meet federal acquisition
requirements (FAR), conserve energy, save taxpayer
dollars, and reduce environmental impacts. This is
achieved through technical assistance, guidance, and
efficiency requirements for energy-efficient, water-
efficient, and low standby power products.
ENERGy STAR (Joint ENERGy STAR, a joint DOE and EPA program, delivers
program with EPA)8 technical information and tools that organizations and
consumers use to select energy-efficient solutions and
best management practices. This program encourages
and assists governments, schools, and businesses
in procuring ENERGy STAR qualified and FEMP
designated products.
Strategic Integrated The Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System
Procurement Enterprise (STRIPES) is the procurement and contracts management
System (STRIPES)9 component of the DOE’s Integrated Management
Navigation System program and encompasses both
acquisition and financial assistance. The STRIPES
project reduced the number of procurement-related
systems across the department.
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Procurement System Description
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA’s WaterSense WaterSense is a partnership program by the U.S.
Program10 Environmental Protection Agency that aims to protect
the nation’s water supply by offering people a simple
way to use less water with water-efficient products, new
homes, and services. The goal is to provide consumers
with a label for products and an information resource
to help people use water more efficiently; encourage
innovation in manufacturing; and decrease water use
and reduce strain on water resources and infrastructure.
Products and services with the WaterSense label have
been certified to be at least 20 percent more efficient
without sacrificing performance.
Comprehensive The CPG program is a continuing effort to promote the
Procurement Guideline use of materials recovered from solid waste. The CPG
(CPG)11 program is authorized by Congress under section 6002
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and
EPA is required to designate products that are or can
be made with recovered materials and to recommend
practices for buying these products. Procuring agencies
are then required to purchase designated products
with the highest recovered material content level
practicable. Recovered Materials Advisory Notices
provide purchasing guidance and recommend recovered
and postconsumer material content levels for designated
items.
Environmentally The EPP is a database to facilitate the purchase of
Preferable Products products and services with reduced environmental
(EPP)12 impacts by providing information on mandatory
purchase programs contained in FAR Part 23 (Energy
Star, CPG, and Biopreferred Products).
Significant New SNAP is EPA’s program to evaluate and regulate
Alternatives Policy substitutes for the ozone-depleting chemicals that
(SNAP)13 are being phased out under the stratospheric ozone
protection provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
General Services Administration
Advantage14
GSA The GSA Advantage is a one-stop online resource to
help agencies better serve the public by meeting their
needs for products and services, and to simplify access
to information.
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Procurement System Description
E-Buy15 GSA’s E-Buy is an online procurement tool that
allows buyers to issue requests for quotations for
products and services offered on GSA multiple award
schedules. E-Buy is designed to be complementary
to GSA Advantage and is available for use by federal
buyers.
GSA Global Supply16 GSA Global Supply’s online ordering site that has
access to approximately 400,000 tools, office supplies,
computers, and other supplies.
Green Products Green Products Compilation (GPC) is designed to
Compilation17 facilitate the procurement of green/sustainable products
and services. The products listed are those for which the
EPA, DOE, and USDA issued designations or guidance
for environmental or energy attributes.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Acquisition Internet NAIS is an online service that grants industry immediate
Service (NAIS)18 access to current acquisition information. NAIS is a feeder
system for federal E-Gov systems like the Federal Business
Opportunities (FBO). NAIS provides industry links to refer-
ence information such as regulations, clauses, provisions,
handbooks, and guidance documents. NAIS also provides
industry a central location to find each NASA field center’s
procurement home page. Additionally, NAIS provides
NASA procurement professionals with a suite of procure-
ment tools for internal use.
Recycling and Sustainable NASA’s Lead Center for Recycling and Sustainable Acquisi-
Acquisition (RSA)19 tion (RSA) provides technical resources and program sup-
port for NASA Headquarters Environmental Management
Division.
National Institutes of Health
NIH Green Purchasing The NIH Green Purchasing Program involves the selection
Program20 and acquisition of products and services that most effective-
ly minimize negative environmental impacts over their life
cycle of manufacturing, transportation, use and recycling or
disposal. The Green Purchasing Program helps NIH improve
safety and health of patients, workers and the public; reduce
pollution; conserve natural resources; stimulate new markets
for recycled materials, improve environmental stewardship;
provide potential cost savings; and comply with environ-
mental laws and regulations.
NOTES
1 www.afm.ars.usda.gov/initiatives/ias/
2 www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/card/pcms.htm
3 www.biopreferred.gov/?SMSESSION=NO
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APPENDIX D
www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/emall/
4
http://sps.caci.com/
5
6 https://dap.dau.mil/aphome/das/Pages/Default.aspx
7 www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/
8 www.energystar.gov/
9 http://energy.gov/management/downloads/pia-imanage-strategic-integrated-procurement-
enterprise-system-stripes
10 www.epa.gov/watersense/
11 www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/tools/cpg/about.htm
12 www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/index.htm
13 www.epa.gov/ozone/snap/
14 www.gsaadvantage.gov
15 www.ebuy.gsa.gov
16 www.gsaglobalsupply.gsa.gov
17 www.gsa.gov/portal/content/198257
18 http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/index.cgi
19 http://nasarecycles.nasa.gov/
20 http://nems.nih.gov/programs/Pages/purchasing.aspx
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