Oregon State University
OP-17: Guidelines for Business Partners

Regarding adherence to environmental standards, OSU requires the following statement be contained in the Invitation to Bid: "Contractors will use recycled products, as defined in ORS 279A.010(1)(ii), to the maximum extent economically feasible in the performance of the Contract." Additionally, section 307-002 (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policies) of the Procurement and Contract Services Policy & Procedures Manual states: When purchasing goods and services, Oregon State University will strive to balance short and long-term costs, maintenance, life cycle, and costs to the environment. Oregon State University is committed to identifying goods and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing goods and services that serve the same purpose. This comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance, and disposal of the product. Oregon State University is also committed to identifying companies that utilize environmentally preferable products and services. Companies that are able to supply environmentally preferable products and services (especially post-consumer recycled materials) that meet performance requirements will be encouraged to offer them in bids and proposals. Contractors doing business with OSU through contracts issued by Procurement, Contract and Materials Management are held to standards that meet the intent of this credit. For example, BOLI Prevailing Wage Rates apply to contractors who contract with OSU on public works projects. The affirmative action, OSHA, Worker’s Comp., and sexual harassment language are incorporated into goods and services contracts that vendors and contractors enter into with OSU. Policies such as the ones for alcoholic beverages, smoking and weapons apply to OSU property and anyone on OSU property: http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/policies/osu-standards. The smoking policy specifically names contractors and consultants. OSU's non-discrimination policies include protected status classifications that exceed local and state thresholds to include age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. http://oregonstate.edu/oei/discrimination-and-harassment-policies

OSU's Procurement and Contract Services Policy & Procedures Manual has a section dedicated to Sustainability: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/pacs-manual/300-purchasing/307-sustainability For certain procurements, OSU has included reviews of sustainable practices as part of the scoring in our RFP process on applicable solicitations and we have contracted vendors who emphasize sustainable practices i.e. Coastwide laboratories, Interface Flooring and Dell. More information about employee working conditions and rights can be found at http://oregonstate.edu/oei/discrimination-and-harassment-policies More information about contractor wages and benefits is at http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/files/standards/capital_construction_580-062.pdf, http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/files/standards/procurement_and_contracting_580-061.pdf and http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/policies/osu-standards