{"id":3194,"date":"2023-02-28T15:53:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/?page_id=3194"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:29:40","slug":"acquisition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/acquisition\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1588\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-161\" alt=\"Kennedy's Environmental Program\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/environmental\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/ShorelineBG01a.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 60%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 60%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-5ec3e256\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Sustainable Acquisition<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-20 alignwide uagb-block-c02f3539 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-51ed94ac\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-06eft3-w7ne29-8hdhja\">Kennedy\u2019s Sustainable Acquisition program combines the efforts of the space center\u2019s environmental, procurement, facilities and requisition communities to maximize the use of green products and services through preferential procurement of the following items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sftool.gov\/greenprocurement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Procurement Compilation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/epp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmentally Preferable Purchasing<\/a> (EPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afdc.energy.gov\/fuels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alternative Fuels \/ Vehicles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www1.eere.energy.gov\/femp\/technologies\/procuring_eeproducts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Energy Management Program<\/a> (FEMP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epeat.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool<\/a> (EPEAT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Energy Star<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/watersense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Water Efficiency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-702k85-r8w7ef-xl2kbc\">NASA reports sustainable acquisition successes annually to the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. Additional information on federal agencies requirements and successes can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedcenter.gov\/programs\/buygreen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laws and Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fedcenter.gov\/_kd\/Items\/actions.cfm?action=Show&amp;item_id=30257&amp;destination=ShowItem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RCRA 6002<\/a> \u2013 Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/cgi-bin\/retrieveECFR?gp=&amp;SID=5c77e65b9445c1cbce86dd45c4966640&amp;mc=true&amp;n=pt48.1.23&amp;r=PART&amp;ty=HTML#sp48.1.23.23_14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Acquisition Subpart 23.4<\/a> &#8211; this subpart prescribes policies and procedures for acquiring green products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgb-06eft3-w7ne29-8hdhja {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-702k85-r8w7ef-xl2kbc {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-06eft3-w7ne29-8hdhja {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-702k85-r8w7ef-xl2kbc {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-06eft3-w7ne29-8hdhja {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-702k85-r8w7ef-xl2kbc {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy\u2019s Sustainable Acquisition program combines the efforts of the space center\u2019s environmental, procurement, facilities and requisition communities to maximize the use of green products and services through preferential procurement of the following items: NASA reports sustainable acquisition successes annually to the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. 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