# Presentation: 353134

## BioPreferredSM 

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

- Presented by:
- Shana Y. Love, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

**Are You Purchasing Biobased Products?**

## What are Biobased Products?

- ...commercial or industrial products (other than food or feed) composed wholly or in significant part of biological products including renewable domestic agricultural materials (plant, animal, and marine materials) or forestry materials.

_**What are Biobased Products?**_

## Benefits of Biobased Products?

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

_**Benefits of Biobased Products?**_

## What is BioPreferredSM?

- 	BioPreferred is a preference program that serves to increase the procurement and use of biobased products by Federal agencies.

_**What is BioPreferred**__**SM**__**?**_

## Program Requirements

- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA or Farm Bill), section 9002
- Energy Policy Act of 2005, sections 205 and 943
- FAR Proposed Rule
- Executive Order 13432
- OMB Environmental Scorecard

_**Program Requirements**_

## 2002 Farm Bill

- All Federal agencies are required to:
- Establish procurement preference programs for BioPreferred designated products,
- Purchase designated biobased products, and
- Report on biobased purchases and implementation to OMB.

_**2002 Farm Bill**_

## Energy Policy Act of 2005 

_**Energy Policy Act of 2005 **_

_**FAR Proposed Rule **_

- Revised the term “Federal Agency” to “Procuring Agency” to include contractors.

- Incorporates relevant sections of 2002 Farm Bill and Energy Policy Act of 2005.
- Final rule expected in June 2007.

## Executive Order 13423 

- Reemphasis the preference of designated biobased products.
- Mandatory implementation guidance published March 29, 2007.

_**Executive Order 13423 **_

_**OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard **_

- Assesses the status of agencies implementation of Green Purchasing.

## USDA’s Role

- Establish Program Guidelines
- Published January 11, 2005
- Designate BioPreferred Items
- 	(or generic groupings of biobased products that receive procurement preference)
- Establish BioPreferred model procurement program
- Published January 11, 2006

_**USDA’s Role**_

## USDA’s Role cont.

- Establish a BioPreferred recognition program, “BioPreferred Champions.”
- Establish a voluntary labeling program.
- Provide outreach and education of the program.

_**USDA’s Role cont.**_

## Identified Biobased Products

- USDA has identified over 11,200 biobased products commercially available across 170 items (generic product categories).
- Carpets
- Disposable tableware
- Glass cleaners
- Fertilizers
- Composite panels

_**Identified Biobased Products**_

## BioPreferred Designated Items

- March 2005 – 6 items designated

_**BioPreferred Designated Items**_

-  Mobile equipment hydraulic fluids
-  roof coatings
-  water tank coatings
-  diesel fuel additives
-  penetrating lubricants
-  bedding, bed linens, and towels.

- 30 additional items in clearance

## BioPreferred Designated Items

- 30 additional items in clearance

_**BioPreferred Designated Items**_

- Adhesive Removers
- Biodegradeable Containers
- Hand Cleaners and Sanitizers
- Insulating Foams for Wall Construction
- Greases
- Lip Care Balm
- Bath and Tile Cleaners
- Firearm Lubricants
- Laundry Care Products

## USDA’s Model Procurement Program

- Implementation
- Reporting and Tracking
- Promotion

_**USDA’s Model Procurement Program**_

## Implementation

- Online Awareness Training
- Contract Language Templates
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Facilities Operations
- Maintenance and Repair
- Construction
- Grounds Maintenance
- Food Services and Cafeteria
- Custodial and Janitorial
- BioPreferred Product Catalog

_**Implementation**_

## Implementation Cont.

_**Implementation Cont.**_

- Biobased materials:
- Program Managers
- Facilities Personnel
- Purchase Card Holders
- Biobased Manufacturer
- Small Businesses
- Partnerships
- (e.g., GSA, DLA, Ability 1)

## Reporting and Tracking

- Worked with OMB and OFEE to add biobased elements to the RCRA Data Call.
- Member of Interagency Working Group on Reporting and Tracking to automate and streamline reporting.

_**Reporting and Tracking**_

## Promotion

- Conduct pilots
- Publicize early adopters
- One on one outreach
- Articles in newsletters and magazines

_**Promotion**_

- Establishing the Department as a leader in biobased purchases, and

_**USDA’s BioPreferred Implementation**_

## USDA’s BioPreferred Implementation

- Mandating the use of designated biobased products.
- Roof maintenance contracts
- Encouraging the use of non-designated biobased products.
- Headquarters cafeteria and janitorial contracts
- 2-Cycle Engine Oil (Forest Service)
- Biobased transformer fluids (Rural Development)

_**USDA’s BioPreferred Implementation**_

## USDA’s BioPreferred Implementation cont.

- Internal Goal:
- Increase the number of USDA contracts containing biobased products by at least 50 percent by FY 2012
- Internal Reporting and Tracking:
- FedBizOpps
- Procurement Forecast
- Integrated Acquisition System (IAS)

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

## www.usda.gov/biopreferred

- Shana Y. Love
- 202-205-4008
- _[Shana.Love@usda.gov](mailto:Shana.Love@usda.gov)_

_**Contact Information**_