48 CFR § 352.223-71 - 352.223-71 Instructions to Offerors—Sustainable Acquisition.

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title: "48 CFR § 352.223-71 - 352.223-71   Instructions to Offerors—Sustainable Acquisition."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "352.223-71"
section_name: "352.223-71   Instructions to Offerors—Sustainable Acquisition."
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "352"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2), 42 U.S.C. 2003."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 352.223-71 352.223-71   Instructions to Offerors—Sustainable Acquisition.

As prescribed in HHSAR 323.7103, the Contracting Officer shall insert the following provision:

****Instructions to Offerors—Sustainable Acquisition (DEC 2015)

Offerors must include a Sustainable Acquisition Plan in their technical proposals. The Plan must describe their approach and the quality assurance mechanisms in place for applying FAR 23.1, Sustainable Acquisition Policy (and other Federal laws, regulations and Executive Orders governing sustainable acquisition purchasing) to this acquisition. The Plan shall clearly identify those products and services included in Federal sustainable acquisition preference programs by categorizing them along with their respective price/cost in the following eight groups: Recycled Content, Energy Efficient, Biobased, Environmentally Preferable, Electronic Product Environment Assessment Tool, Water-Efficient, Non-Ozone Depleting Substances, and Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Alternative Fuels.

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