52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification.
Prescription and Applicability
FAR Prescription, 23.109(b)
(b) EPA-designated items. Except for the acquisition of COTS items--
(1) Insert the provision at 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification, in solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of EPA-designated items; and
(2) Insert the clause at 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-designated Items, in solicitations and contracts exceeding $200,000 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.
Current Text
52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification.
As prescribed in 23.109(b)(1), insert the following provision:
Recovered Material Certification (MAY 2008)
As required by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(i)), the offeror certifies, by signing this offer, that the percentage of recovered materials content for EPA-designated items to be delivered or used in the performance of the contract will be at least the amount required by the applicable contract specifications or other contractual requirements.
(End of provision)
[62 FR 44812, Aug. 22, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 36021, June 6, 2000; 72 FR 63045, Nov. 7, 2007; 73 FR 21790, Apr. 22, 2008; 89 FR 30248, Apr. 22, 2024]
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