What are Green Products? - ANSWER Any commodity or service that has a lesser or re-
duced negative effect on human health and the environment when compared with compet-
ing commodities or services.
What is Green Purchasing? - ANSWER Refers to the practice of specifying products with
environmental attributes, such as reduced packaging, toxicity, reusability, emergency effi-
ciency, recycled content, and rebuilt or remanufactured products, in your local unit's bides
and contracts.
What is Value Analysis? - ANSWER A balance of performance, cost and supply used to:
1. Maintain Rising Costs
2. Keep up with Technology
3. Satisfy Customers
4. Lower Cost of Ownership
5. Improve Quality
What are MSDS? - ANSWER Material Safety Data Sheets. Required information from the
product manufacturer regarding its ingredients, hazardous characteristics, health and safety
impacts, etc.
What are Energy Star Products? - ANSWER A voluntary partnership between USEPA and
the US Department of Energy that promotes energy efficient products through product la-
beling and consumer.
What is Life Cycle Analysis? - ANSWER Designed to minimize expenditures by basing pur-
chasing decisions on a variety of factors affecting the cost over the life of a product, rather
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, than the initial purchase price alone. Analyzes a comparison of initial costs, operating and
maintenance costs and disposal costs.
What are 6 Mandatory Items for a Bid? - ANSWER 1. Bid Guarantee
2. Surety Certificate
3. Stockholder Disclosure or Statement of Corporate Ownership
4. Listing of Sub-Contractors
5. Acknowledgement of Addenda
6. Iran Disclosure (Not Fatal Flaw)
What are the 6 R's? - ANSWER 1. Right Quality
2. Right Quantity
3. Right Price
4. Right Time
5. Right Source
6. Right Manner
What are the 3 Evaluation Criteria for Competitive Contracting? - ANSWER 1. Cost/Price
2. Technical
3. Managerial
How many days may a contract unit review all bid proposals for contracts before they will ex-
pire? - ANSWER 60 days
What are the proper requirements for awarding a contract? - ANSWER A contract shall be
awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
What are 6 products that carry an Energy Star label? - ANSWER 1. Air Conditioners
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duced negative effect on human health and the environment when compared with compet-
ing commodities or services.
What is Green Purchasing? - ANSWER Refers to the practice of specifying products with
environmental attributes, such as reduced packaging, toxicity, reusability, emergency effi-
ciency, recycled content, and rebuilt or remanufactured products, in your local unit's bides
and contracts.
What is Value Analysis? - ANSWER A balance of performance, cost and supply used to:
1. Maintain Rising Costs
2. Keep up with Technology
3. Satisfy Customers
4. Lower Cost of Ownership
5. Improve Quality
What are MSDS? - ANSWER Material Safety Data Sheets. Required information from the
product manufacturer regarding its ingredients, hazardous characteristics, health and safety
impacts, etc.
What are Energy Star Products? - ANSWER A voluntary partnership between USEPA and
the US Department of Energy that promotes energy efficient products through product la-
beling and consumer.
What is Life Cycle Analysis? - ANSWER Designed to minimize expenditures by basing pur-
chasing decisions on a variety of factors affecting the cost over the life of a product, rather
1
, than the initial purchase price alone. Analyzes a comparison of initial costs, operating and
maintenance costs and disposal costs.
What are 6 Mandatory Items for a Bid? - ANSWER 1. Bid Guarantee
2. Surety Certificate
3. Stockholder Disclosure or Statement of Corporate Ownership
4. Listing of Sub-Contractors
5. Acknowledgement of Addenda
6. Iran Disclosure (Not Fatal Flaw)
What are the 6 R's? - ANSWER 1. Right Quality
2. Right Quantity
3. Right Price
4. Right Time
5. Right Source
6. Right Manner
What are the 3 Evaluation Criteria for Competitive Contracting? - ANSWER 1. Cost/Price
2. Technical
3. Managerial
How many days may a contract unit review all bid proposals for contracts before they will ex-
pire? - ANSWER 60 days
What are the proper requirements for awarding a contract? - ANSWER A contract shall be
awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
What are 6 products that carry an Energy Star label? - ANSWER 1. Air Conditioners
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