52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.
Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (Sept 2013)
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(a)In the performance of this contract, the contractor shall make maximum use of biobased products that are United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-designated items unless-
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(1)The product cannot be acquired-
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(i)Competitively within a time frame providing for compliance with the contract performance schedule;
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(ii)Meeting contract performance requirements; or
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(iii)At a reasonable price.
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(2)The product is to be used in an application covered by a USDA categorical exemption (see 7 CFR 3201.3(e)). For example, all USDA-designated items are exempt from the preferred procurement requirement for the following:
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(i)Spacecraft system and launch support equipment.
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(ii)Military equipment, i.e., a product or system designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions.
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(b)Information about this requirement and these products is available at http://www.biopreferred.gov.
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(c)In the performance of this contract, the Contractor shall-
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(1)Report to http://www.sam.gov, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, on the product types and dollar value of any USDA-designated biobased products purchased by the Contractor during the previous Government fiscal year, between October 1 and September 30; and
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(2)Submit this report no later than-
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(i)October 31 of each year during contract performance; and
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(ii)At the end of contract performance.
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(End of clause)