# Presentation: 033278

**BioPreferred****SM**** **

**Making a Difference with Biobased Products**

**Presented by: Shana Love                 U.S. Department of Agriculture**

- Overview of biobased products and BioPreferred
- BioPreferred Tools
- USDA’s Role and Strategy
- What you can do now?

_**Topics for Discussion**_

_**Ford’s Biobased Vehicle**_

**...**commercial or industrial products composed, in whole or in significant part, of **biological products or renewable** **materials**, **forestry or agricultural** (including plant, animal, and marine materials).

_**What are biobased products?**_

- Increase our energy security and independence
- Improve our environment, inside and out
- Improve our economy

_**Why choose biobased products?**_

- 	BioPreferred makes it easy for you to make a difference by identifying and establishing new markets for biobased products.

_**What is BioPreferred?**_

- Federal Procurement Preference Program
- Federal agencies and contractors are required to purchase qualifying products
- Voluntary Labeling Program
- Will allow manufactures and vendors to use a USDA logo to identify qualifying products

_**What is BioPreferred cont.?**_

- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), section 9002 (2002 Farm Bill)
- Energy Policy Act of 2005, sections 205 and 943
- Executive Order 13423
- FAR Updated - Nov. 7, 2007

_**Program Requirements**_

- Final Rule published November 7, 2007
- agencies must consider biobased products in acquisition planning and solicitations;
- new solicitation provisions and contract clauses.

_**Federal Acquisition Regulations**_

- Federal Procurement Preference Program
- 1. Establish Guidelines
- 		Published January 11, 2005
- 2. Designate BioPreferred Items - or generic groupings of biobased products that receive procurement preference
- 3. Establish BioPreferred model procurement program

_**USDA’s Role**_

- USDA “designates items” (generic grouping of products)
- Designation Process
- Market Analysis
- Items Proposed in Federal Register

_**Item Designation Process**_

_**Variety of Biobased Products**_

- Over 12,347 commercially available biobased products
- Many products that can be used in:
- Construction and Grounds Maintenance
- Cafeteria/Food Service
- Custodial Services
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Operations and Maintenance

| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bedding, Bed Linens, and Towels | Adhesive & Mastic Removers | 2-Cycle Engine Oils | Bathroom and Spa Cleaners |
| Diesel Fuel Additives | Plastic Insulating Foam Construction | Lip Care Products | Concrete and Asphalt Release Fluids |
| Hydraulic Fluids | Hand Cleaners & Sanitizers | Films | General Purpose De-icers |
| Penetrating Lubricants | Composite Panels | Stationary Equip. Hydraulic Fluid | Firearm Lubricants |
| Roof Coatings | Fluid Filled Transformers | Disposable Cutlery | Floor Strippers |
| Water Tank Coatings | Disposable Containers | Glass Cleaners | Laundry Products |
|  | Fertilizers | Greases | Metalworking Fluids |
|  | Sorbents | Dust Suppressants | Wood and Concrete Sealers |
|  | Graffiti & Grease Removers | Carpets |   |
|  |   | Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners |   |

- Sample Contract Language
- Training Materials
- Technical Fact Sheets
- Life Cycle Assessment Overview
- Designation Process
- How to Do BioPreferred Business

_**BioPreferred Tools**_

- BioPreferred Product Catalogs
- Partnerships
- (e.g., GSA, DLA, Ability 1)

_**BioPreferred Tools **_

- Establishing the Department as a leader in biobased purchases

_**USDA’s Implementation Strategy**_

_**USDA’s Implementation Strategy**_

- Encouraging the use of _**all**_ biobased products
- Internal Goal:
- Increase the number of USDA contracts containing biobased products by at least 50 percent by FY 2012

_**USDA’s Implementation Strategy cont.**_

- Biobased product use in Headquarters
- Identifying USDA field agencies for potential biobased product use
- Establish a BioPreferred recognition program, “BioPreferred Champions.”

- Learn more about BioPreferred during our training sessions this week
- Ask for biobased products and include biobased products in all your contract solicitations
- Talk to vendors about biobased products

_**What can you do now?**_

- Shana Love
- Shana.Love@usda.gov
- 202-205-4008
- Visit us at:
**www.biopreferred.gov**