Green Purchasing Guide for state agencies

The Green Purchasing Guide includes:

• An overview of state green purchasing laws, policies and executive orders.
• Checklists and questionnaires for identifying green purchases.
• Sample specifications, certifications and labels and buying guides.
• Boilerplate language for incorporating green goods and services into solicitations and contracts.

Download the Green Purchasing Guide:

• Washington State Green Purchasing Guide (PDF, 3MB)

Download the Green Purchasing Specifications:

• Green Purchasing Guide Specifications (DOCX, 1.23MB)

Green purchasing templates and tools for state agencies

• Vendor green products reporting template (Excel, 1MB)
• Vendor green products price sheet template (Excel, 1MB)
• Procurement definitions (Excel, 1MB)
• Washington State Green Cleaning Toolkit (PDF, 7.92MB)
• Washington State Reducing Single-Use Plastics and Solid Waste Toolkit (PDF, 497.13KB)
• Environmental Preference Bidder Certification (PDF 225KB)
• Green Purchasing Best Value Survey Questions for Bidders (PDF 337KB)
• Green Purchasing Questions for Procurement Coordinators (PDF 249KB)

Electric vehicles

• Electric vehicle statewide contract
• Vehicle purchasing for state agencies

State Efficiency & Environmental Performance

• State Efficiency & Environmental Performance (commerce.wa.gov)
• Executive Order 20-01  (PDF, governor.wa.gov)

Green purchasing in Washington state

• Greening Washington through Environmentally Preferred Purchasing - Annual Report 2022 (PDF, 2MB)
• Greening Washington through Environmentally Preferred Purchasing - Annual Report 2023 (PDF, 549KB)