40 CFR § 246.202-7 - Recommended procedures: Establishment of purchase contract.

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title: "40 CFR § 246.202-7 - Recommended procedures: Establishment of purchase contract."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "246.202-7"
section_name: "Recommended procedures: Establishment of purchase contract."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "246"
part_name: "SOURCE SEPARATION FOR MATERIALS RECOVERY GUIDELINES"
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authority: "Secs. 1008 and 6004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6907, 6964)."
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# 246.202-7 Recommended procedures: Establishment of purchase contract.

Formal bids should be requested for purchase of the recovered materials, such bids being solicited in conformance with bidding procedures established for the responsible agency. Contracts should include the buyer's quality specifications, transportation agreements, a guarantee that the material will be accepted for one year or more and a guaranteed minimum purchase price.