EPEAT definition

EPEAT means Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool and is an, on-line tool helping institutional purchasers select and compare computer desktops, laptops, netbooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT was developed using a grant by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is managed by the Green Electronics Council (GEC). It is dedicated to informing purchasers of the environmental criteria of electronic products. GEC's EPEAT website provides guidance for purchasers and Manufacturers and hosts the database of EPEAT-registered products. EPEAT-registered computer desktops, laptops, and monitors must meet an environmental performance standard for electronic products - IEEE 1680-2006.
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Examples of EPEAT in a sentence

  • Contractor may propose the addition of a product that has not yet achieved a minimum EPEAT Bronze registration.

  • EPEAT Bronze requirement may be waived, on a State case-by-case basis, if approved by the State’s Chief Procurement Officer.

  • The Lead State reserves the right to reject the inclusion of such product, or if approved, require Contractor to remove the product at a later date if the product does not achieve a minimum EPEAT Bronze registration.

  • The Contractor must remove any products that subsequently exit the verification process without achieving EPEAT Bronze or greater from the Master Agreement.

  • Contractor agrees that applicable products offered that have EPEAT Standards provided under the Master Agreement must have achieved a minimum EPEAT Bronze registration.

  • Product Crosswalks must include Contractor’s part number or SKU for each Product in Offeror’s catalog and identify for each the appropriate Master Agreement category (and subcategory, if applicable), manufacturer part number, product description, eight-digit UNSPSC Class Level commodity code, and (if applicable) EPEAT value and Energy Star rating.

  • If EPEAT is applicable on an individual Order, suppliers are required to provide quarterly reports quantifying the number of EPEAT registered products purchased under this contract.

  • The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring equipment meets the latest EPEAT registration requirements before it is delivered.

  • EPEAT is a procurement tool designed to help institutional purchasers evaluate, compare, and select desktop computers, laptops, and monitors based upon their environmental attributes as specified in the consensus-based IEEE Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products (1680).

  • State Agencies and institutions of higher education are directed to purchase applicable electronics (e.g., servers, computers and displays, imaging equipment, mobile phones, and televisions) with an EPEAT Registry listing at the Bronze level or higher, or products that meet another environmental standard that reduces the use of hazardous substances.