[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: 48CFR23.203]

[Page 450-451]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 23_ ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY 
TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart 23.2_ Energy and Water Efficiency and Renewable Energy
 
Sec.  23.203  Energy-efficient products.

    (a) If life-cycle cost-effective and available--
    (1) When acquiring energy-using products--
    (i) Agencies shall purchase ENERGY STAR[reg] or other energy-
efficient items listed on the Department of Energy's Federal Energy 
Management Program

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(FEMP) Product Energy Efficiency Recommendations product list; and
    (ii) For products that consume power in a standby mode and are 
listed on FEMP's Standby Power Devices product listing, agencies shall--
    (A) Purchase items which meet FEMP's standby power wattage 
recommendation or document the reason for not purchasing such items; or
    (B) If FEMP has listed a product without a corresponding wattage 
recommendation, purchase items which use no more than one watt in their 
standby power consuming mode. When it is impracticable to meet the one 
watt requirement, agencies shall purchase items with the lowest standby 
wattage practicable; and
    (2) When contracting for services that will include the provision of 
energy-using products, including contracts for design, construction, 
renovation, or maintenance of a public building, the specifications 
shall incorporate the applicable requirements in paragraph (a)(1) of 
this section.
    (b) The requirements in paragraph (a) of this section only apply 
when the relevant product's utility and performance meet the agency's 
need.
    (c) Information is available via the Internet about--
    (1) ENERGY STAR[reg] at http://www.energystar.gov/; and
    (2) FEMP at http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement.

[68 FR 43858, July 24, 2003]