[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR11.302]

[Page 177]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 11_DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart 11.3_Acceptable Material
 
Sec.  11.302  Policy.

    (a) Agencies must not require virgin material or supplies composed 
of or manufactured using virgin material unless compelled by law or 
regulation or unless virgin material is vital for safety or meeting 
performance requirements of the contract.
    (b)(1) When acquiring other than commercial items, agencies must 
require offerors to identify used, reconditioned, or remanufactured 
supplies; or unused former Government surplus property proposed for use 
under the contract. These supplies or property may not be used in 
contract performance unless authorized by the contracting officer.
    (2) When acquiring commercial items, the contracting officer must 
consider the customary practices in the industry for the item being 
acquired. The contracting officer may require offerors to provide 
information on used, reconditioned, or remanufactured supplies, or 
unused former Government surplus property proposed for use under the 
contract. The request for the information must be included in the 
solicitation, and to the maximum extent practicable must be limited to 
information or standards consistent with normal commercial practices.
    (c) When the contracting officer needs additional information to 
determine whether supplies meet minimum recovered material standards 
stated in the solicitation, the contracting officer may require offerors 
to submit additional information on the recycled content or related 
standards. The request for the information must be included in the 
solicitation. When acquiring commercial items, limit the information to 
the maximum extent practicable to that available under normal commercial 
practices.