SECTION: 12 59 00 SYSTEMS FURNITURE
 
Criteria

  1. UFGS SECTION 12 59 00 SYSTEMS FURNITURE
  2. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) , Section 6002
  3. Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Section 9002
  4. Federal Sustainable Acquisition Items/Requirements
  5. DoD Green Procurement Policy (Aug 27 2004)
  6. DoD Green Procurement Strategy (Nov 2008)
  7. Army Green Procurement Policy (Nov 22 2006)
  8. Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 23
  9. USDA BioPreferred Program
  10. EPA Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
  11. HJB Form 225 (JBLM Sustainable Acquisition Exception Form)
  12. UFC 1-200-2 (High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Requirements)
  13. ASA IE&E Sustainable Design and Development Policy (Jan 17 2017)
  14. CITES information
  15. CITES timber species
  16. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Changes or Criteria Notes to Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
Paragraph # and Title (if any) Note to Designer Change Text
1.2 SUBMITTALS If 01 33 29 is not incorporated in the specifications, change reference to 01 33 29 in this section to instead say 01 57 19.01 20 SUPPLEMENTAL TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS and ensure the additional sustainable acquisition language at paragraphs "Submittals" and "Sustainable Acquisition" of 01 57 19.01 20 is included within that section.  
1.2 SUBMITTALS At SD-11, delete the following unless using them to refer exclusively to LEED credit requirements that differ from federal sustainable design requirements: Reduced VOC's for Furniture
 
Recycled Content of Furniture
1.2 SUBMITTALS At SD-11, change "Certified Sustainably Certified door panels; S" and "Bio-Based Content of Furniture" to: Certified Sustainably Harvested Wood Components; S
 
Bio-Based Content of Composite Panels; S
1.3.1 CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED WOOD Ensure materials are FSC certified, whenever practicable based on availability and cost.  SFI or other credible certification can be used when FSC certified products are not available.  
1.3.2 INDOOR AIR QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS Specify requirements and make selections to comply with ASHRAE Standard 189.1, section 8.4.2 or 8.5.2.   
2.2 PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA Delete "For products in this section, where applicable and to extent allowed by
performance criteria, provide and document the following:" The language at 01 33 29/01 57 19.01 20 allows for exceptions based on performance criteria, as long as adequate justification per the applicable legal or policy requirement is provided on HJB Form 225. 		 
2.2.1 ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT If 01 33 29 is not included in the specifications, instead reference 01 57 19.01 20  and ensure it includes added sustainable acquisition language at paragraphs "Submittals" and "Sustainable Acquisition" of that section.  
2.2.2 REDUCED VOC'S FOR FURNITURE If 01 33 29 is not included in the specifications, instead reference 01 57 19.01 20  and ensure it includes added sustainable acquisition language at paragraphs "Submittals" and "Sustainable Acquisition" of that section.
 
Retitle paragraph as: 		Indoor Air Quality for Office Furniture Systems and Seating
2.2.3 RECYCLED CONTENT OF FURNITURE If 01 33 29 is not included in the specifications, instead reference 01 57 19.01 20  and ensure it includes added sustainable acquisition language at paragraphs "Submittals" and "Sustainable Acquisition" of that section.
 
Retitle paragraph as: 		Recycled Content for Furniture Systems Components
2.2.4 If 01 33 29 is not included in the specifications, instead reference 01 57 19.01 20  and ensure it includes added sustainable acquisition language at paragraphs "Submittals" and "Sustainable Acquisition" of that section.  
2.1 MATERIALS Add the following: Virgin materials shall not contain wood from endangered wood species unless the trade of such wood conforms to the requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

 
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Applicable Points of Contact
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