| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.56 |
| Liaison | Ruairi O'Mahony |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Lowell
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.50 / 3.00 |
Thomas
Hoole Chief Procurement Officer Procurement Services |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
The University of Massachusetts system has a general purchasing policy that sets the framework within which each of the campus' operate. Section 2 of this policy states:
The University’s commitment to the principles of Affirmative Action shall be applied to purchasing with the objective of achieving and fostering greater minority and women-owned business enterprise participation in University procurement activity and encouraging socially or economically disadvantaged business owners to respond to invitations to bid on University business.
UMass Lowell has used this framework to develop specific purchasing policies across commodity categories that are applied institution wide. Examples include paper purchasing, IT equipment, electronic equipment and green seal certified cleaning products.
Part 2: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Yes
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA less comprehensively, e.g. for certain types of systems or projects and not others
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
LCCA is considered for projects that involve design/purchase of equipment that uses energy and/or water. LCCA is not required as part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process but is considered along with project budget requirements. For example, when purchasing computers the life cycle cost associated with the energy consumption of various computer models is considered along with other purchasing criteria such as memory, screen size, industry reviews, etc.
Part 3: Commodity-Specific Sustainability Criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products/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
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
Yes, UMass Lowell has a Green Housekeeping Policy which outlines the requirement for sustainable cleaning products. The majority of the housekeeping services are completed with UMass Lowell staff, while outsourced cleaning is limited to a small number of buildings.
Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
Yes, the university has published design standards for all construction and renovation projects. These standards incorporate sustainability into each of the specific sections and In addition a whole section on sustainability exists. See: https://www.biddocsonline.com/elibrary/categories/index/46
Information Technology (IT)
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
UMass Lowell has an electronic products and appliances purchasing policy. Specific criteria consist of the following:
• Preference should be given to the purchase of electronic products that are EPEAT gold registered when available and to the extent possible.
• Purchased appliances shall be Energy Star rated, if available.
The Office of Sustainability will serve as a resource to support on-campus electronics products and appliance purchasing with the selection of acceptable and preferred products.
The Procurement Services department, with support from the Office of Sustainability, will track and measure electronic products and appliance purchases that meet and exceed the guidelines outlined in this policy.
Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
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Garments and Linens
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
As long-standing university members of the Workers Rights Consortium (https://www.workersrights.org/benefits-and-requirements/) we are required to:
- Adopt a manufacturing Code of Conduct and work toward the incorporation of this Code into applicable contracts with companies making their apparel.
- Provide the WRC with a list of names and locations of all factories involved in the production of their logo goods.
Professional Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
Yes, when selecting professional services for all capital projects the capacity of the selected vendors to meet our sustainability goals is intrinsic to the process. Vendors that cannot support our goals are not selected.
Transportation and Fuels
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
As a state agency under the guidance of the Department of Energy Resources Leading By Example Program we collectively work to to "advance sustainable transportation by installing electric vehicle charging stations at state sites and improving fuel efficiency for [the] vehicle fleet".
Wood and Paper
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
UMass Lowell has a paper purchasing and printing policy. UMass Lowell is committed to purchasing paper with a goal of 50% or more recycled content for printing and copying and processed without chlorine compounds and printed with environmentally preferable inks to the extent possible.
Other Commodity Categories
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
UMass Lowell, as a member of the UMass System follows the UMass Sustainability Policy for all decision making processes where possible. The full-text of the UMass Sustainability Policy is: https://www.umassp.edu/sites/umassp.edu/files/content/T16-055-Sustainability%20Policy_12.9.16.pdf
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