Special Procurement Requirements. It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available under this award should be American-made. Priority will be given to suppliers of insulation materials that are supplied as recycled materials in accordance with DOE guidelines, as published in the Federal Register 40 CFR Part 248.
Special Procurement Requirements. It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment, and products purchased with funds made available under this award should be American-made. Priority will be given to suppliers of insulation materials that are supplied as recycled materials in accordance with DOE guidelines, as published in the Federal Register 40 CFR Part 248. A vehicle must have a minimum mileage reading of 100,000 or be at least 10 years old before it can be traded in. The Grantee may waive this requirement under special circumstances. If a Subgrantee wishes to use equipment or vehicles that were purchased with program funds, for non- weatherization activities it must set up a procedure whereby the Weatherization Program is fairly compensated for the use of the equipment and vehicles. The Subgrantee must describe how the “fair compensation” was determined. The procedure for compensation and the compensation amount must be prior approved by the Grantee. Funds received, as a result of the compensation, must be used to reimburse the Weatherization Program for the use of the equipment. Subgrantee Contractors cannot use equipment purchased with program funds unless the Subgrantees compensate the Weatherization Program fairly for the use of the equipment. If a Subgrantee wishes to rent equipment that was purchased with program funds, to Subgrantee Contractors, it must do the following: Ensure all potential bidders are aware of the “rental” option and are allowed to rent the equipment if they are awarded the bid. Set up a procedure by which the Subgrantee Contractors would provide fair compensation to the Weatherization Program for the use of the equipment. The Subgrantee must describe how the “fair compensation” amount was determined. The procedure for compensation and the compensation amount must be prior approved by Grantee. Proceeds received, as a result of the compensation, must be credited back to the Weatherization Program, pursuant to Section 8.55 of the Iowa Weatherization Policies and Procedures Manual.
