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.

• Choose products with the longest warranty available.
• Choose products with a removable battery.
• State purchasing of recycled-content product. Recycled Content Purchasing Preference Policy (POL-DES-255-00) states, "In establishing environmental requirements and preferences for products that contain recycled materials, agencies shall reference the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA CPGs) as the minimum standards for the state of Washington."
  Statutory Preference for Recycled Content Purchasing. Pursuant to RCW 39.26.255, Enterprise Services is providing a bid preference in the amount of ten percent (10%) per product line item tested to any bidder that provides products that have exceeded one of the recommended content level percentages or the minimum product specification, as designated by the current EPA's CPG standard. Bidders who seek to obtain the 10 percent (10%) bid preference in Exhibit C-Bid Price must identify the recycled content level of the product or indicate the product meets product specifications in Exhibit C–Bid Price.
• Choose products free of plastic (e.g., products made of bamboo).
• Use products with an ergonomic design.
• For wireless components, products that have a built-in rechargeable battery. Avoid products with a battery that contains lead, mercury, or cadmium. For rechargeable batteries: AAA nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries with a minimum power rating of 800 milli-amp-hours (mAh) or AA NiMH batteries with a minimum power rating of 2300 mA/
• Products do not contain vinyl (PVC) or stain-resistant fabric, which is likely to be treated with PFAS non-stick "Forever Chemicals."
• Products have not been treated with antimicrobials such as Microban.
• Consideration for purchaser: determine the type and number of batteries the product needs to operate; and avoid products that use significantly more batteries than other similar equipment. Estimate how many single-use batteries you'll likely need to operate the keyboard and/or mouse over the product's expected life (see product warranty to estimate product life) in order to calculate the estimated lifetime cost if single-use batteries are used.

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)
• EO 04-01: Persistent Toxic Chemicals