Important Resources
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Department of Defense (DoD) Green Procurement Program (GPP) Memorandum - Department of the Navy, Updated January 16, 2009, Green Procurement-the purchase of environmentally preferable products and services-is a Federally-mandated procurement preference. The Department of Defense, the largest purchasing organization in the world, supports the preference for "green" procurement.
Reporting Sustainability Attributes to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) - DoD (October 4, 2011) , The Federal Procurement Data System will be updated to allow for the capture of additional data regarding procurements that have sustainability attributes in accordance with RCRA, E.O. 13423 & 13514, Federal Acquisition Regulation, part 23, and related policies.
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