Common use of 3Purpose Clause in Contracts

3Purpose. For purposes of this BPA, Schedule 75 contractors are asked to provide commercially available office products. The BPA is intended to enable the Federal Government to utilize its economies of scale to order office products; provide maximum opportunity for small businesses; and provide fast and effective ordering of office products. In this process, the Government is looking for prompt, cost effective delivery of products and effective customer service. Establishing the BPA is intended to leverage the buying power of several agencies and provide lower prices and better service through the use of DOD EMALL, GSA Advantage!®, contractor operated website, facsimile, email, phone or other means agreed to by the ordering agency and the contractor. Allowing all orders to be processed through various methods will provide the Government valuable information about the products the Government uses to strategically manage its purchasing based on transaction data. The BPA will also ensure statutory compliance with the Javits-▇▇▇▇▇▇-O-Day (JWOD) Act (41 USC 46-48c) that requires the Government to purchase supplies on the Procurement List from JWOD participating nonprofit agencies (most JWOD purchases by authorized commercial distributors are through an approved wholesaler) if available within the period required (FAR 8.704), as well as compliance with the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Section 6002, and Executive Order (EO) 13101, Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition. For more details on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, please visit ▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇. Federal Agencies are also required by Executive Order 13101 and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to assess and give preference to those products that are environmentally preferable through the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program. The EPP Program should improve the ability to meet existing environmental goals (See Attachment 6). ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/epp/ It is anticipated that the BPAs will capture economies of scale and generate significant sales volume.

3Purpose. For purposes of this BPA, Schedule 75 contractors are asked to provide commercially available office products. The BPA is intended to enable the Federal Government to utilize its economies of scale to order office products; provide maximum opportunity for small businesses; and provide fast and effective ordering of office products. In this process, the Government is looking for prompt, cost effective delivery of products and effective customer service. Establishing the BPA is intended to leverage the buying power of several agencies and provide lower prices and better service through the use of DOD EMALL, EMALL and GSA Advantage!Advantage!®, contractor operated website, facsimile, email, phone or other means agreed to by the ordering agency and the contractor. Allowing all orders to be processed through various methods e-Tools will provide the Government valuable information about the products the Government uses to strategically manage its purchasing based on transaction automated data. The BPA will also ensure statutory compliance with the Javits-▇▇▇▇▇▇-O-Day (JWOD) Act (41 USC 46-48c) that requires the Government to purchase supplies on the Procurement List from JWOD participating nonprofit agencies (most JWOD purchases by authorized commercial distributors are through an approved wholesaler) if available within the period required (FAR 8.704), as well as compliance with the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Section 6002, and Executive Order (EO) 13101, Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition. For more details on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, please visit ▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇. Federal Agencies are also required by Executive Order 13101 and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to assess and give preference to those products that are environmentally preferable through the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program. The EPP Program should improve the ability to meet existing environmental goals (See Attachment 6). ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/epp/ It is anticipated that the BPAs will capture economies of scale and generate significant sales volume.