Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Citations on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
FAR Part 2.101 Definitions 
provides definitions for environmentally efficient products, pollution prevention, environmentally preferable, recovered material, virgin material
FAR Subpart 4.3 Paper Documents restates preferences for double-sided printing on recycled paper for all contractor documents.
FAR Part 7.1 Acquisition Plans brings the issue of "Life-cycle" costing into the acquisition process.
FAR Part 7.103(n) requires Agency heads to ensure that Agency planners specify needs and develop plans, drawings, work statements, specifications, or other product descriptions promoting the use of environmentally preferable products and services (e.g., promoting energy conservation and the use of recovered material content)
FAR Part 7.105(b)(16) also requires written acquisition plans to: discuss all applicable environmental and energy conservation objectives associated with the acquisition....
FAR Part 11: Policy and Procedures for Describing Agency Needs Executive Agencies must consider use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable purchasing criteria developed by the EPA, and environmental objectives (see 23.703(b)) . . . )
addresses the use of recovered materials and used, reconditioned, or remanufactured parts. FAR Part 12.301 (e) (3) states that the contracting officer may use the provisions and clauses contained in Part 23
FAR Part 13.201(f) clearly states that environmental procurement requirements regarding the use of recovered material apply at or below the micro-purchase threshold.
FAR 23.403 Policy The Government’s policy is to acquire, in a cost-effective manner, items composed of the highest percentage of recovered materials practical, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition without adversely affecting the performance requirements or exposing suppliers’ employees to undue hazards from the recovered material.
FAR 23.405 Procedures require that contracting officers refer to EPA’s list of designated products and to their agencies affirmative procurement programs when purchasing supplies that contain recovered material or services that could include supplies that contain recovered material.
Agencies can purchase cost-effective energy-efficient products even if the first cost is higher than a less efficient product.FAR 23.705 adds new requirement for support service contractors at a Government owned or operated facility must develop programs for waste reduction and affirmative procurement.
FAR 23.8 addresses the requirements for zone-depleting substances.
FAR Part 42 Contract Administration addresses the environmental concerns that must be incorporated into contract administration functions.
FAR 52.204-4 requires documents to be printed or copied double-sided on recycled paper
FAR 52.211-5 applies to non-commercial items and requires disclosure of materials in proposal.
FAR 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification provides for offerors to certify that the products offered meet the minimum content level required in the solicitation.
FAR 52.223-9 requires estimate of percentage of recovered material content for EPA-designated products for contracts exceeding simplified acquisition threshold and specify use of EPA designated item
FAR 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Plans requires contractors to establish a program to promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by contract and applies to Government-owned or leased facilities.