HB 1287

Abstract

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for plastic recycled materials. Requires the Department of General Services (DGS), in determining the award of any contract for plastic materials to be purchased for use by agencies of the Commonwealth, to procure using competitive sealed bidding and give preference to bidders that supply materials containing plastic recycled content, as long as such materials are cost competitive with materials that do not contain plastic recycled content. The bill directs DGS to promulgate regulations to (i) in consultation with the Virginia Manufacturers Association, define "cost competitive" for purposes of the implementation of the bill and (ii) establish a system that requires an incremental increase in the minimum percentage of plastic recycled content required to be included in materials in order for a bidder to be given preference in the procurement process, as follows: (a) 10 percent plastic recycled content by January 1, 2025; (b) 20 percent plastic recycled content by January 1, 2028; and (c) 30 percent plastic recycled content by January 1, 2030.

Procurement; recycled content in plastic materials. Directs the Department of General Services to amend its regulations to require state agencies, in the determination of an award for the procurement of plastic materials, to require that bidders identify whether their plastic materials contain recycled materials and, if so, specify the amount of recycled content in such plastic materials.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; preferencefor recycled materials. Requires the Department of General Services(DGS), in determining the award of any contract for materials tobe purchased for use by agencies of the Commonwealth, to procureusing competitive sealed bidding and give preference to bidders that supply materials containing recycled content, so long as such materialsoffer a cost competitive advantage over materials that do not containrecycled content. The bill directs DGS to promulgate regulationsto implement such provision and establish a system that requiresan incremental increase in the percentage of recycled content includedin materials in order for a bidder to be given preference in theprocurement process, as follows: (i) 10 percent recycled contentby January 1, 2025; (ii) 20 percent recycled content by January 1,2028; and (iii) 30 percent recycled content by January 1, 2030.