Western Washington University
OP-12: Electronics Purchasing

Expenditures on environmentally or socially preferable electronics

COMPUTERS AND MONITORS

The University has purchasing agreements through State of Washington DES Master Agreement with NASPO and majority of purchases computers and monitors are from Dell and Apple.

DELL - All Laptops 2018 GOLD

DELL - Desktops are either 2018 SILVER OR GOLD

DELL – Monitors EP Gold

MOBILE PHONES

Mobile Phones – State Master Agreement – Tony Gomez

RCW 39.26.235

Washington State is a Participating in the NASPO ValuePoint contract with Verizon, AT&T and Sprint under MA149 and Participating Addendum 04718.

MA149 Includes EPEAT rating criteria of mobile phones that address the life cycle of the products

MA149: 1.3 Green Awards End users of the Master Agreement may have requirements to purchase products and services that adhere best practices of sustainability and environmental consciousness. Contractor should anticipate addressing these needs as they arise in the Participating Addendum process.

This Master Contract included EPEAT rating criteria that address the life cycle of the products, including material extraction, hazardous substance reduction, end-of-life management, packaging, and corporate sustainability.

EPEAT is a rating system designed to help large-volume purchasers evaluate, compare, and select electronic products based upon their environmental attributes. The EPEAT category for Mobile Phones is based in part on the ANSI/UL 110 Standard for Sustainability of Mobile Phones. The EPEAT registration criteria and a database of all registered products are provided at http://www.epeat.net and products provided under this contract are required to have achieved a Bronze rating or higher in the EPEAT system.

WA State AT&T Washington Participating Addendum covers Cellular Wireless Services, Equipment and Accessories and Turnkey Wireless and IoT Solutions (Fleet Management, Mobile Device Management/Enterprise Mobility and Mobile Integration/Mobile Substitution Solutions.

PCB-Free Products

Washington Addendums include PCZB-Free Products Notice but no specific EPEAT Requirements: PCB-FREE PRODUCTS NOTICE: Polychlorinated biphenyls, commonly known as PCBs, have adverse effects on human health and the environment. Accordingly, the State of Washington, through its procurements of goods, is trying to minimize the purchase of products with PCBs and to incentive its vendors to sell products and products- in - packaging without them.

Carriers report back to the State of WA DES on MA 149-1 Attachments – which includes EPEAT and Energy Starr Compliant reporting Can we request MA 149-1 Attachments from Department of Enterprise Services for Category 2 [NOTE: JANETTE HAS EMAIL OUT TO DES CONTRACT CONTACT TO SEE IF THERE IS DATA ON PURCHASE BY EPEAT CATEGORY FOR WWU]

Network Equipment

Photovotaic Modules and Inverters

Servers

Televisions

IMAGING EQUIPMENT

The University participates in a Ricoh agreement University Multi-Functional Copier Program through NASPO on State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services Agreement 06619. MFD (minimum EPEAT Bronze standard), Production Equipment, Single-function Printers (minimum EPEAT Bronze standard and Energy Star Compliant), Wide-Format Equipment, Scanners. All devices must be compatible with using recycled paper up to 100% post-consumer waste paper.

Ricoh received a 2022 Gold Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis with four areas evaluated Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, Sustainable Procurement.

WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE ORDER 18-03 – WORKERS’ RIGHTS (MANDATORY INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION). Contractor represents and warrants, that Contractor does NOT require its employees, as a condition of employment, to sign or agree to mandatory individual arbitration clauses or class or collective action waivers. Contractor further represents and warrants that, during the term of this Master Contract, Contractor shall not, as a condition of employment, require its employees to sign or agree to mandatory individual arbitration clauses or class or collective action waivers.

GREEN/SUSTAINABLE. Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor shall endeavor to supply and delivery goods in alignment with the State of Washington’s green/sustainability strategy which, at a minimum is designed to minimize the use of unnecessary product packaging, reduce the use of toxic chemicals, and offer Purchasers, where practicable, ‘green products’ that provide equivalent performance.

§ Group A – MFD, A3 § Group B – MFD, A4 § Group C – Production Equipment § Group D – Single-function Printers § Group E – Large/Wide Format Equipment § Group F – Scanners § Managed Print Services (MPS) § Supplies § Software § Accessories for Discontinued Base Units

The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is committed to providing the maximum practicable opportunity for small and diverse businesses to participate in state contracting opportunities. Accordingly, please identify each authorized dealer (the person or firm you contractually authorize to fulfill contractual duties as set forth in the Master Agreement) and, for each authorized dealer, please identify whether the authorized dealer is a small business, microbusiness, Minibusiness, Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise (OMWBE) certified minority owned (MBE) or women owned business (WBE), or Washington Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) certified veteran-owned business.

_____$US/Canadian

EPEAT Silver registered and/or third party certified at mid-level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard

_____$US/Canadian Computers and Displays

Imaging Equipment

Mobile Phones – NO – State Master Agreement – Tony Gomez

Network Equipment

Photovotaic Modules and Inverters

Servers

Televisions

EPEAT Bronze registered and/or third party certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute sustainability standard

_____$US/Canadian Computers and Displays

Imaging Equipment

Mobile Phones – Tony -

Network Equipment

Photovotaic Modules and Inverters

Servers

Televisions

Labeled under a single-attribute standard Computers and Displays

Imaging Equipment

Mobile Phones

Network Equipment

Photovotaic Modules and Inverters

Servers

Televisions

_____$US/Canadian

Do the figures reported above include leased equipment? YES - RICOH

A brief description of the time period from which the figures reported above are drawn

Fiscal Year 2022 – July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022