FAR 52.223-9 - Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items

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Prescribed in 23.406(d)
Effective Date:	1 May 2008
Clause or Provision:	Clause
Provision or Clause Number:	52.223-9 - Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items
Principle Type And/Or Purpose of Contract:
Required:
Applicable:	Time and Materials/Labor Hour; Facilities; Architect-Engineering; Dismantling, Demolition or Removal of Improvements; Fixed Price, Supply; Cost Reimbursement, Supply; Communication Services; Leasing of Motor Vehicles; Time & Material/Labor Hour; Cost Reimbursement, Construction; Fixed Price, Construction; Cost Reimbursement, Service; Fixed Price, Service; Cost Reimbursement, R&D; Fixed Price, R&D; Indefinite Delivery; Transportation; Utility Services; Commercial Items
Optional:	Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase)
Subject:	Envirnomental
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:	>150,000
Prescription Overview:	Prescription (d) Except for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items, insert the clause at 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-designated Items, in solicitations and contracts exceeding $150,000 that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated items containing recovered materials. If technical personnel advise that estimates can be verified, use the clause with its Alternate I.
Clause Overview:	Clause (a) Definitions As used in this clause— “Postconsumer material” means a material or finished product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item. Postconsumer material is a part of the broader category of “recovered material.” “Recovered material” means waste materials and by-products recovered or diverted from solid waste, but the term does not include those materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. Requirements (b) The Contractor, on completion of this contract, shall— (1) Estimate the percentage of the total recovered material content for EPA-designated item(s) delivered and/or used in contract performance, including, if applicable, the percentage of post-consumer material content; and (2) Submit this estimate to _____________________ [Contracting Officer complete in accordance with agency procedures]. Alternate Alternate I (May 2008). As prescribed in 23.406(d), redesignate paragraph (b) of the basic clause as paragraph (c) and add the following paragraph (b) to the basic clause: (b) The Contractor shall execute the following certification required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)): Certification I, _______________ (name of certifier), am an officer or employee responsible for the performance of this contract and hereby certify that the percentage of recovered material content for EPA-designated items met the applicable contract specifications or other contractual requirements. __________________________________________________ [Signature of the Officer or Employee] __________________________________________________ [Typed Name of the Officer or Employee] __________________________________________________ [Title] __________________________________________________ [Name of Company, Firm, or Organization] __________________________________________________ [Date]
Important Notes/Requirements:	"Applicable only to solicitations and contracts that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated products containing recovered materials.
Subcontract Threshold:	>150,000
Incorporated by Reference:	No
Uniform Contract Format:	I
Editor:	Marshall

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