# Presentation: 180042

## Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition(READ)  Services

**An EPA GWAC**

## OMB GWAC Authority

- EPA responsibilities include:
- conduct contract level competition;
- issue task order awards through fair opportunity procedures;
- assist customer agencies with task order placement and administration;
- provide reporting information to OMB.

## READ Services include:

- Recycling obsolete equipment;
- Logistical assistance for equipment pick-up or equipment redeployment;
- Reclamation of re-useable electronic items;
- Data security – safe disposal of sensitive or classified information;
- Reporting functions – real-time on-line audit trail of electronic component’s final destination; and
- Share-in-Savings techniques to offset the recycling costs.

## EPA READ Contractors:

- Supplychain Services Inc. (SSI), Lombard, IL.;
- Molam International, Marietta, GA;
- Asset Recovery Corp, St. Paul MN;
- Liquidity Services Inc. (LSI), Washington DC;
- Hesstech, LLC, Edison, NJ;
- HOBI International, Battavia, IL;
- Global investment Recovery (GIR), Tampa FL.
- Please see _[www.epa.gov/oam/read](http://www.epa.gov/oam/read)_ for additional facility locations

## READ Contracts

- 5-year Period of Performance (thru 12/09)
- Fully-competed Multiple Award, Fixed Rate - Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (FR-IDIQ) contracts
- Flexible Statement of Objectives (SOO)
- Performance Based Task Orders
- Complete Small Business Set Aside
- Share-in-Savings Opportunities

## Benefits of Using READ Services

- Reduce potential liabilities associated with improper disposal by having an audit trail of equipment’s final destination;
- Meet end-of-life goals established under E.O. 13101, “Greening the Government”;
- Promote improved end-of-life (EOL) management practices throughout Federal sector by encouraging an infrastructure for re-use and recycling of electronics;
- Meet Federal Electronic Challenge (FEC) goals for proper ESM and end-of-life management;
- Reduce potential hazards associated with improper e-waste disposal.

## Substances of Concern

- According to the Feb 2003 OECD report, the following substances of concern may be present in electronic equipment:
- Lead – in CRT monitors and circuit boards;
- Mercury – in flat panel displays and some older switches;
- Cadmium – small amount in plated contacts and switches. Laptop computers often contain Ni-Cd batteries;
- Chlorine and/or Bromine – may be present in flame retardants in the plastic printed circuit boards and cases.  There is also chlorine in PVC insulation of wires and cables;
- Beryllium – for conductivity in the motherboard.

## READ Accomplishments	

- Issued first task orders in May, 2005;
- Completed on site audits of all READ contractors, will start audit on subcontractors;
- 13 Task Orders issued to date for EPA HQ, Regional Offices and Laboratories;
- Issued READ task order on behalf of FEMA in November for e-waste recycling efforts in areas affected by Katrina and Rita; and
- Dept of Education, ATF, and NPS are using READ for nationwide recycling services.

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## READ Services: The Next Steps

- Coordinate efforts with the Federal Electronics Challenge;
- Complete on-site audits of subcontractors;
- Compete Customer Agency’s Task Order;
- Provide Contract Administration and Task Order Placement Support;
- Monitor and track customer satisfaction and contractor past performance;
- Additional Info. @  _[www.epa.gov/oam/read](http://www.epa.gov/oam/hpod)_ or contact _[voss.oliver@epa.gov](mailto:voss.oliver@epa.gov)_ @ 202-564-4514, or _[fuller.david@epa.gov](mailto:fuller.david@epa.gov)_ @ 564-4767.