Required specifications

The following have been identified as green specifications relevant to the good/services as minimum mandatory requirements. These would not be part of a scored exhibit. If you are using the Washington state procurement manual templates, the following should be inserted in the relevant document that describes the product or performance requirements.

• All concentrated cleaning chemicals must have one of the following multi-attribute third-party low-toxicity certifications:
  • Green Seal
  • Safer Choice
  • UL ECOLOGO
  • Cradle to Cradle Certified or Material Health Certificate: v3.1 at the gold level or higher OR v4.0 at the silver level or higher
• Provide for at least one product line in closed-loop containers that work with automatic dilution systems to prevent exposure to the concentrated chemicals.

Preferred specifications

The following have been identified as green specifications relevant to the goods/services as preferred specifications to be scored. These would be part of your evaluation. If you are using the Washington State Procurement Manual templates, the following should be inserted in the relevant document that is used for evaluation.

• Free of fragrances, such as Safer Choice Fragrance Free
• Free of dyes
• Certified low emitting (SCS Indoor Advantage Gold or UL GREENGUARD Gold)
• USDA Certified Biobased products by the USDA BioPreferred Program

Laws, rules, and executive orders

These laws, rules, and executive orders are the basis for these specifications:

• EO 20-01: State Efficiency and Environmental Performance (SEEP)
• RCW 70A.350: Pollution Prevention for Health People and Puget Sound Act