| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.30 |
| Liaison | Eva Chase |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 3.00 |
Eva
Chase Sustainability Coordinator Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
Purchase of Environmentally Preferred Products - SDCL 5-18A-38 Each state agency and institution shall procure environmentally preferable products whenever practicable. Bureau of Administration Administrative Rules 10:02:05:01 through 10:02:05:15 pertain to the use of environmentally preferred products when purchasing printing projects, paper stock and cleaning and maintenance equipment and supplies.
Part 2. Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
Part 3. Product-specific sustainability criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products and/or services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above.
Chemically intensive products and services
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
10:02:05:11. Procurement of cleaning and maintenance products. Each state agency and institution shall specify products that meet at least one of the following requirements when procuring any cleaning or maintenance product: (1) Green Seal certified; (2) Ecologo certified; (3) Designated for preferred procurement through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Designed for the Environment Safer Product Labeling Program by meeting the requirements of the EPA's DfE Standard for Safer Cleaning Products (SSCP), as revised on March 2010; (4) Determined to be biobased products using ASTM Method D6866, 10 Standard Test Methods for Determining the Biobased Content of Solid, Liquid, and Gaseous Samples Using Radiocarbon Analysis, as in effect on July 1, 2010. Any cleaning or maintenance product included in the United States Department of Agriculture's BioPreferred Program electronic catalog of qualifying biobased products is accepted as compliant with this section; or (5) Certified as meeting or exceeding any of the other requirements listed in this section by an independent and knowledgeable third party based on standardized test procedures. Source: 37 SDR 111, effective December 7, 2010. General Authority: SDCL 5-18A-38. Law Implemented: SDCL 5-18A-38.
Consumable office products
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
Recycled Content Paper Products and State Printing Projects: State agencies shall purchase recycled content paper products from the state contract or from Central Supply if available. When requesting bids or quotes for state printing projects or paper purchases, state agencies shall specify minimum recycled content based on recommendations adopted by the Office of Procurement Management. All printing projects shall include the statement “Printed On Recycled Paper”. Agencies wishing to utilize virgin paper stock instead of recycled content paper stock for any office use or printing project must document their reasons and submit the request to the Office of Procurement Management prior to making the purchase or entering into agreements for any printing services.
Furniture and furnishings
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
Information Technology (IT) and equipment
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
Energy Efficient Products: When acquiring energy-consuming products State agencies shall purchase ENERGY STAR® designated products. Information regarding ENERGY STAR® is available via the Internet at http://www.energystar.gov/products. An agency is not required to procure an ENERGY STAR® designated product if the head of the agency determines in writing, to the Office of Procurement Management, that No ENERGY STAR® designated product is reasonably available that meets the functional requirements of the agency; or that no ENERGY STAR® designated product is cost effective over the life of the product taking energy cost savings into account.
Food service providers
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
Garments and linens
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
Professional service providers
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
Transportation and fuels
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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