FAR 52.204-4 - Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper

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Prescribed in 4.303

Effective Date:1 August 2000
Clause or Provision:Clause
Provision or Clause Number: 52.204-4 - Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper

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
Optional:Simplified Acquisition Procedures (Excludes Micro-Purchase)
Subject:"Green""Green" is not in the list (Commercial Item, Independent Price Determination, Hotline Posters, Whistleblower Protection, Contingent Fees, Specifications/Standards, Leased Vehicles and Equipment, Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions, Contracts, Representations and Certifications, Executive Compensation, ...) of allowed values for the "CCSubject" property.
ProcurementType:
Contract Threshold:>150,000">150,000" is not in the list (>10M, >5M, >1M, >750,000, >700,000, >500,000, >150,000, >100,000, >30,000, >25,000, ...) of allowed values for the "ContractThreshold" property.
Prescription Overview:

Prescription

Insert the clause at 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Recycled Paper, in solicitations and contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

Clause Overview:

Clause

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper [1]

Definitions

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Postconsumer fiber” means—

  • (1) Paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials from retail stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth, after they have passed through their end-usage as a consumer item, including: used corrugated boxes; old newspapers; old magazines; mixed waste paper; tabulating cards; and used cordage; or
  • (2) All paper, paperboard, and fibrous materials that enter and are collected from municipal solid waste; but not
  • (3) Fiber derived from printers’ over-runs, converters’ scrap, and over-issue publications.

Requirement

(b) The Contractor is required to submit paper documents, such as offers, letters, or reports that are printed or copied double-sided on paper containing at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber, whenever practicable, when not using electronic commerce methods to submit information or data to the Government.

References & Notes

  1. As prescribed in 4.303, (MAY 2011)
Important Notes/Requirements:

Include as applicable for all contracts except for Simplified Acquisition Procedure contracts.

Subcontract Threshold:>150,000">150,000" is not in the list (>10M, >5M, >1M, >750,000, >700,000, >500,000, >150,000, >100,000, >30,000, >25,000, ...) of allowed values for the "SubcontractThreshold" property.
Incorporated by Reference:Yes
Uniform Contract Format:I
Editor:Marshall

Personal notes.