2023-16012: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement
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DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to restructure and update the regulations to focus on current environmental and sustainability matters and to implement a requirement for agencies to procure sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 19 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 48 CFR 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System
- 48 CFR 2 Definitions of Words and Terms
- 48 CFR 4 Administrative and Information Matters
- 48 CFR 5 Publicizing Contract Actions
- 48 CFR 7 Acquisition Planning
- 48 CFR 9 Contractor Qualifications
- 48 CFR 10 Market Research
- 48 CFR 11 Describing Agency Needs
- 48 CFR 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
- 48 CFR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures
- 48 CFR 15 Contracting by Negotiation
- 48 CFR 18 Emergency Acquisitions
- 48 CFR 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety
- 48 CFR 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs
- 48 CFR 36 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
- 48 CFR 37 Service Contracting
- 48 CFR 39 Acquisition of Information Technology
- 48 CFR 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services
- 48 CFR 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
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