Section 14-414 – Purchasing Electronic Products
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Electronic product” means a product covered by EPEAT or another comprehensive environmental rating system approved by the Department of Information Technology. (3) “EPEAT” means the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool. (b) When purchasing an electronic product to be used by the State, a State unit shall purchase […]
Section 14-415 – Recycling Electronic Products
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Certified e–Stewards recycler” means a recycler of electronic products that has successfully completed the e–Stewards certification program created by the Basel Action Network. (3) “Electronic product” means a product recycled by: (i) a certified e–Stewards recycler; (ii) a R2 certified recycler; or (iii) a recycler of electronic products that […]
Section 14-416 – Purchase of American Manufactured Goods
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “American manufactured goods” means goods that: (i) are manufactured in the United States; or (ii) are assembled in the United States. (3) (i) “Emergency life safety and property safety goods” means any goods when provided for installation in, as part of, or as an addition to a system designed […]
Section 14-417 – Prohibition on Use of State Funds for Invasive Plant Species — Education or Research Exemptions
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, on or after July 1, 2022, State funds may not be used to purchase or plant an invasive plant species for an outdoor project. (b) The prohibition under subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the plant species is commonly used for agricultural or horticultural […]
Section 14-401 – Reciprocal Preference for Resident Bidders
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Preference” includes: (i) a percentage preference; (ii) an employee residency requirement; or (iii) any other provision that favors a resident over a nonresident. (3) “Resident bidder” means a bidder whose principal office is located in the State. (4) “Resident offeror” means an offeror whose principal office is located in the […]
Section 14-401.1 – Reciprocal Preference for Resident Firms
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Nonresident firm” means a business entity that: (i) has one office that: 1. is a principal office for the entity; and 2. is not located in the State; or (ii) for an entity that has offices in multiple states, has not had a principal office located in the State […]
Section 14-402 – Paper Procurement by Department of General Services
(a) In this section, “recycled paper” means a paper product at least 80% of the total weight of which consists of the product of a manufacturing process that: (1) has converted a raw material into a valuable commodity; and (2) includes a total gross content of post consumer waste of at least 80%. (b) To the extent practicable, in […]
Section 14-403 – Low Noise Supplies
(a) To the extent practicable, each unit of the State government shall buy or lease for use by the State government supplies that are the quietest available supplies. (b) Supplies that are certified as low-noise-emission products under the federal Noise Control Act of 1972 are considered to meet the requirement of subsection (a) of this section.