[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 48CFR423.405]



[Page 123]

 

            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                  CHAPTER 4--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 423_ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY 

TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE 

 

                Subpart 423.4_Use of Recovered Materials

 

Sec. 423.405  Procedures.



    (a) The threshold of purchase for EPA designated items is $10,000 

per year at the USDA departmental, not individual agency, level. 

Therefore, the APP requirements above, including the 100% purchase 

requirement, apply at the individual agency and staff office level.

    (b) Contracting officers should refer to EPA's list of designated 

products and products identified as recycled content when purchasing 

supplies or services. Information on EPA designated products is 

available at: www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm.

    (c) All agencies and USDA Contracting Officers must take necessary 

actions to carry out the provisions of the USDA APP policy described in 

this subpart.