(a) The HHS guidelines and procedures for “green purchasing” may be found in the HHS Affirmative Procurement Plan (APP), “Purchasing Environmentally Preferable Products and Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.” The APP encompasses the acquisition and use of designated recycled content, and Energy Star&supreg;, Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered, energy-efficient, bio-based, and environmentally preferable products.
(1) ASFR/OGAPA/DA has overall responsibility for monitoring the OPDIVs' implementation of HHS' APP to ensure compliance with Executive Order 13423, “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management;” the White House Council on Environmental Quality's Implementing Instructions for Executive Order 13423; Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; Section 104 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; Section 612 of the Clean Air Act of 1990; and FAR Part 23.
(2) The OPDIVs, through their designated APP Program Managers, are responsible for establishing the necessary local procedures and appropriate training requirements to ensure effective implementation of the HHS APP.
