General.  Federal government agencies are major consumers of environmental products and services.  Executive

Order 13423, signed by President Bush in January 2007, mandates “green purchasing” requirements for federal

agencies.  This page is a resource to North Carolina firms seeking information about expanding government contracting opportunities for environmental products and services. 

NC Environmental Contracting Matrix.  This matrix contains information about (and provided by) North Carolina

businesses that offer environmental products and services.  To view the Environmental Products Companies

matrix, click here. To view the Environmental Services Companies click here.  To register your firm, click here.

New Documents.

• FY 2011 DoD Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan - NEW!

Past Events. 

• 2nd Annual NC Federal Environmental Symposium - June 10, 2011

Materials.  Other useful links to government environmental contracting resources:

Federal Requirements/Guidelines

• Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
• Executive Order 13423: “Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management”
• Fact Sheet, Executive Order 13423

Sustainability Plans

• FY 2011 DoD Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan - NEW!
• Facility Standards for the Public Building Services
• DoE Sustainability Plan 2010
• DoD Sustainability Plan
• DoD Sustainability Fact Sheet
• Department of Justice Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan
• Department of Commerce Energy Strategic Implementation Plan
• Department of Commerce Environmental Management Manual
• Department of Commerce SSPP
• Department of Education SSPP
• Department of Health and Human Resources SSPP
• Department of Homeland Security Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan
• Department of Interior SSPP
• Department of Labor Sustainability Plan
• Department of State SPP
• Department of Transportation SSPP 2010
• Electronic Stewardship
• EPA SSPP
• TVA Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan 2011
• USACE Sustainability Fact Sheet
• USDA Sustainability Buildings

Federal Environmental Procurement Programs

• US EPA, Environmental Preferable Purchasing Program

• US EPA, Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (recycled content)

• USDA BioPreferred Program (bio-based products)

• US EPA WaterSense Program (water-efficient products)

• US DoE/US EPA Energy Star Program (energy-efficient products)

• US DoE Federal Energy Management Program

• Energy Policy Act of 2005

• Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Federal Fleet/Alt Fuels and Vehicles)

Sustainable Building Programs

• U.S. Green Building Council (LEED)
• NC Green Building Technology Database
• NC Sustainable Buildings/Renewable Energy Professionals

Point of Contact.  If you have questions, concerns or comments, contact Diana Potts at pottsd@ncmbc.us.

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Environmental Contracting Forum.  The NCMBC and Wayne Community College co-hosted an Environmental Contracting Forum for NC firms and government officials in Goldsboro on September 13, 2007.  Links to materials from the Forum follow:

• Forum Agenda

• List of Vendors

• List of Attendees

Presentations:

• Federal Contracting, NCMBC (Scott Dorney, Executive Director)
• Fort Bragg (Luci Fernandez, Environmental Procurement, Fort Bragg)
• Camp Lejeune (Captain Jason Engstrom, Environmental Management)
• Seymour Johnson AFB (Leslie Crawley, Contracting Squadron)
• USDA BioPreferred Program (Shana Love, US Department of Agriculture)
• LEED (Dona Stankus, U.S. Green Building Council/NCSU)
• State of NC Green Procurement (Rachel Eckart, Department of Administration)

The NC Military Business Center, the NC Community College System, and the State of North Carolina do not officially endorse events or activities listed on this website. These items are posted strictly for the information and convenience of NCMBC customers.