[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR11.302]



[Page 186-187]

 

            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



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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.