Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.
39.26.255 - Preferences—Purchase of products containing recycled material—Directory of suppliers—Rules.

RCW 39.26.255
Preferences—Purchase of products containing recycled material—Directory of suppliers—Rules.

(1) The director shall develop specifications and adopt rules for the purchase of products which will provide for preferential purchase of products containing recycled material by:
(a) The use of a weighting factor determined by the amount of recycled material in a product, where appropriate and known in advance to potential bidders, to determine the lowest responsible bidder. The actual dollars bid shall be the contracted amount. If the department determines, according to criteria established by rule that the use of this weighting factor does not encourage the use of more recycled material, the department shall consider and award bids without regard to the weighting factor. In making this determination, the department shall consider but not be limited to such factors as adequate competition, economics or environmental constraints, quality, and availability.
(b) Requiring a written statement of the percentage range of recycled content from the bidder providing products containing recycled material. The range may be stated in five percent increments.
(2) The director shall develop a directory of businesses that have a master contract with the department that supply products containing significant quantities of recycled materials. This directory may be combined with and made accessible through the database of recycled content products to be developed under RCW 43.19A.060.
(3) The director shall encourage all parties using the state purchasing office to purchase products containing recycled materials.
(4) The rules, specifications, and bid evaluation shall be consistent with recycled content standards adopted under RCW 43.19A.020.

[ 2015 c 79 § 8; 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 § 228; 1991 c 297 § 5; 1988 c 175 § 2; 1987 c 505 § 26; 1982 c 61 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.19.538.]
NOTES:

Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.


Effective date—1988 c 175: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1988." [ 1988 c 175 § 4.]


Recycled product procurement: Chapter 43.19A RCW.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 39 - Public Contracts and Indebtedness

Chapter 39.26 - Procurement of Goods and Services.

39.26.005 - Intent.

39.26.010 - Definitions.

39.26.020 - Ethics in public contracting.

39.26.030 - State procurement records—Disclosure.

39.26.040 - Prohibition on certain contracts.

39.26.050 - Provision of goods and services.

39.26.060 - Cooperative purchasing.

39.26.070 - Convenience contracts.

39.26.080 - Procurement policy—Director's responsibility and authority—Master contracts.

39.26.090 - Director's duties and responsibilities—Rules.

39.26.100 - Exemptions.

39.26.102 - Exemption—Department of corrections.

39.26.110 - Training.

39.26.120 - Competitive solicitation.

39.26.125 - Competitive solicitation—Exceptions.

39.26.130 - Emergency purchases.

39.26.140 - Sole source contracts.

39.26.150 - Public notice—Posting on enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system.

39.26.160 - Bid awards—Considerations—Requirements and criteria to be set forth—Negotiations—Use of enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system.

39.26.170 - Complaints—Protests.

39.26.180 - Contract management.

39.26.190 - Bonds.

39.26.200 - Authority to fine or debar.

39.26.210 - List of agency contracts—Contract audits.

39.26.220 - Contract audit and investigative findings, enforcement actions, and status of agency resolution—Report.

39.26.230 - Purchases from entities serving or providing opportunities through community rehabilitation programs.

39.26.235 - Purchase of wireless devices or services.

39.26.240 - Awards of procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses.

39.26.245 - Awards of procurement contracts to office of minority and women's business enterprises.

39.26.250 - Preferences—Purchase of goods and services from inmate work programs.

39.26.251 - Purchase of articles or products from inmate work programs—Replacement of goods and services obtained from outside the state—Rules.

39.26.255 - Preferences—Purchase of products containing recycled material—Directory of suppliers—Rules.

39.26.260 - Preferences—In-state procurement.

39.26.265 - Preferences—Purchase of electronic products meeting environmental performance standards—Requirements for surplus electronic products.

39.26.270 - List of statutes and regulations of each state that grants preference to in-state vendors.

39.26.271 - Rules for reciprocity in bidding.

39.26.280 - Preference—Products and products in packaging that does not contain polychlorinated biphenyls—Limitations—Products and products in packaging containing polychlorinated biphenyls.

39.26.285 - Purchases of goods and services from nonprofit agencies for the blind.

39.26.290 - Tests and data of products procured.

39.26.300 - Purchase of spoken language interpreter services—When authorized—Requirements.

39.26.310 - Purchasing and procurement policies—Products containing hydrofluorocarbons—Report to the legislature.

39.26.320 - Contracting for services—Employees in classified service—Procedures and criteria.

39.26.330 - Postconsumer recycled content in plastic trash bags—Purchasing priority.

39.26.340 - Data-sharing agreements—When required.

39.26.900 - Effective date—2012 c 224.