De-icers
Green purchasing guidance for de-icers, including solid and liquid snow and ice melt products.
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 packaged snow and ice melt products (including solids up to 50 pounds and liquids up to 55 gallons) must be free of sodium chloride AND either:
- Certified by U.S. EPA’s Safer Choice Program
- On the Clear Roads Qualified Products List (QPL)
- All bulk liquid and solid deicers must contain a corrosion inhibitor.
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.
- Certification by U.S. EPA’s Safer Choice Program
- On the Clear Roads Qualified Products List (QPL)
- Free of sodium chloride (NaCl)
- Certified Biobased by the USDA’s BioPreferred Program (e.g., snow-melt products made of agricultural materials such as beet juice)
Laws, rules, and executive orders
These laws, rules, and executive orders are the basis for these specifications: