Are there any mandatory sources for NIH procurement of recycled content materials?
Yes. The National Industries for the Blind, NISH, and Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) offer recycled content, biobased, and environmentally preferable products or services. For more information, go to http://www.jwod.com and http://www.unicor.gov. Many small businesses also sell green products. More than 2,000 small businesses offering EPA-designated recycled content products can be found in the Small Business Source System (SBSS) database on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website http://www.ccr.gov/. The SBSS is an internal database of firms certified by the Small Business Administration under the 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone programs, and as Small Disadvantage Businesses. The SBSS will populate those fields in CCR. If a recycled paper product costs more than a comparable virgin content product, how can I objectively look at the product’s cost and benefits over its life cycle and determine what is the “best value” ? The Paper Calculator”® is a web-based tool to
