Procurement Services
Sustainable Procurement Category Information | Facilities & Maintenance
Key Category Guidelines and Goals
UC Sustainable Procurement Guidelines have set specific standards for the following major product categories within the Facilities & Maintenance portfolio - Cleaning Supplies, Office Supplies, Indoor Furniture and Water Appliances/Fixtures. Purchasing of goods within these categories must adhere to the minimum required standards set out in the UC Sustainable Procurement Guidelines. Aside from the minimum standards set, UC has outlined additional goals for the purchase of goods in these categories. Review the UC Sustainable Procurement Guidelines (pdf) for more detail.General Criteria
Some Green (environmental) and Economic and Social sustainability criteria are applicable across all, or a large number of different product or service categories. You can refer to the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines (pdf)for general criteria that must be applied to all applicable categories, and included in the specifications for all relevant solicitations and contracts.
Access Solicitation Guidance & RFx Questions here
Other Resources
- UC Sustainable Foodservice
- UC Global Food Initiative
- UL SPOT™ - product search tool including multitude of sustainability certifications and information to help with green purchasing
- UC Healthy Vending Policy (pdf) - Implementation and Best Practices Toolkit (2018)
- Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (all UC are members; if you don't have an account contact your SPWG member)