Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter XXXII - Office of Procurement and Property Management, Department of Agriculture |
Part 3201 - Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement |
Subpart B - Designated Product Categories and Intermediate Ingredients or Feedstocks |
§ 3201.112 - Intermediates - Foams.
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§ 3201.112 Intermediates - Foams.
(a) Definition. Intermediates - Foams are dry polymer foams used for non-construction purposes, such as cushions for furniture.
(b) Minimum biobased content. The Federal preferred procurement product must have a minimum biobased content of at least 22 percent, which shall be based on the amount of qualifying biobased carbon in the product as a percent of the weight (mass) of the total organic carbon in the finished product.
(c) Preference compliance date. No later than July 10, 2019, procuring agencies, in accordance with this part, will give a procurement preference for qualifying biobased Intermediates - Foams. By that date, Federal agencies responsible for drafting or reviewing specifications for products to be procured shall ensure that the relevant specifications require the use of biobased Intermediates - Foams.
[83 FR 31848, July 10, 2018]