| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.29 |
| Liaison | Samuel Crowl |
| Submission Date | Feb. 20, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ohio University
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.50 / 3.00 |
Diana
McGrew Assistant Director of Procurement Purchasing |
Does the institution have written policies, guidelines or directives that seek to support sustainable purchasing across commodity categories institution-wide?:
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
Standard evaluation criteria used in all RFPs: "Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives - The University recognizes its responsibility to foster stewardship of our natural resources and to promote environmental citizenship through its purchasing decisions when practicable. Please provide information on any environmentally friendly or sustainability initiatives that have been implemented at the manufacturing, transportation, distribution or other processes in the supply chain."
Guidelines from the Finance/Purchasing/Supplier Information webpage (https://www.ohio.edu/finance/purchasing/supplier-information, scroll down)
"Sustainability
The Department of Finance fully supports the efforts of the Office of Sustainability and the Ohio University Sustainability plan. The Office of Sustainability has released guidelines for sustainable purchasing. These guidelines include sustainable attributes of purchased goods, disposal of goods, and a recommended sustainability clause for RFPs and RFQs."
Sustainable Purchasing guidelines from the Office of Sustainability page referenced on the Supplier Information page are at https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/programs/Procurement.cfm.
Does the institution employ Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) when evaluating energy- and water-using products and systems?:
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
Ohio University uses third party LCCA in procurement, though does not do its own in house LCCA. An example is the purchase of low temperature freezers by Fisher Scientific. Fisher presents LCCA about freezers to researchers, who then can choose to purchase those with the low life cycle costs.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating chemically intensive products and services (e.g. building and facilities maintenance, cleaning and sanitizing, landscaping and grounds maintenance)?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
"Ability to offer sustainable products" is one of the proposal evaluation criteria for the University's custodial and janitorial supply RFPs. Also see sustainability criteria at https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/programs/Procurement.cfm for cleaning supplies guidelines.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating construction and renovation products (e.g. furnishings and building materials)?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
There is a published sustainability statement in the University Architecture, Design & Construction design standards, which can be found at https://author.oit.ohio.edu/design-construction/upload/D-C-Standards-04-19-17.pdf. Ohio University requires all new buildings and substantial renovations over $2 million to be LEED Silver certified.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating Information technology (IT) products and services (e.g. computers, imaging equipment, mobile phones, data centers and cloud services)?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
See sustainability criteria at https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/programs/Procurement.cfm for the requirement for EPEAT Gold computer and computer appliances.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating food services (i.e. franchises, vending services, concessions, convenience stores)?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating garments and linens?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating professional services (e.g. architectural, engineering, public relations, financial)?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
Sustainability criteria were used to evaluate recent utilities and water contracts; LEED criteria are used in evaluating A&E contracts.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating transportation and fuels (e.g. travel, vehicles, delivery services, long haul transport, generator fuels, steam plants)?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
See sustainability criteria at https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/programs/Procurement.cfm for vehicle purchasing guidelines.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating wood and paper products?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
See sustainability criteria at https://www.ohio.edu/sustainability/programs/Procurement.cfm for sustainably harvested guidelines for wood products and post-consumer recycled content for paper purchases.
Does the institution have published sustainability criteria to be applied when evaluating products and services in other commodity categories that the institution has determined to have significant sustainability impacts?:
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data provided by Diana McGrew on 1/29/18 and on 4/25/18.
Updated Food Services and Other Commodity Categories to "No" based on AASHE review. 5/11/18 ERG
Data provided by Diana McGrew on 1/29/18 and on 4/25/18.
Updated Food Services and Other Commodity Categories to "No" based on AASHE review. 5/11/18 ERG
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