Federal Acquisition and Community Right-To-Know
Headline: Federal Agencies Required to Prefer Contractors Reporting Toxic Releases
What it does: Federal agencies must include contractor eligibility requiring public toxic-chemical release reporting for competitive contracts of $100,000 or more.
- Makes public toxic-release reporting a condition for many federal contracts.
- The Environmental Protection Agency may recommend terminating contracts for missing filings.
- Increases public access to information about local toxic chemical releases.
Summary
This order requires federal agencies, when practicable, to favor companies that publicly report toxic chemical releases and to include reporting as an eligibility requirement for competitive contracts of $100,000 or more.
It affects manufacturers that report to the Toxics Release Inventory, federal contractors, and the agencies that buy supplies and services, and directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish guidance for compliance.
The goal is to make government purchasing more efficient, give communities better access to chemical release information, and encourage reduced toxic releases by contractors.
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