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<br />of competition, where the purchase price of the item exceeds $10,000 or the value of the <br />quantity acquired by the preceding fiscal year exceeded $10,000; procuring solid waste <br />management services in a manner that maximizes energy and resource recovery; and <br />establishing an affirmative procurement program for procurement of recovered materials <br />identified in the EPA guidelines. <br />In the performance of this Contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products <br />containing recovered materials that are EPA-designated items until the product cannot be <br />acquired: <br />1. Competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the contract <br />performance schedule; <br />2. Meeting contract performance requirements; or <br />3. At a reasonable price. <br />The Contractor agrees to provide a preference for those products and services that conserve <br />natural resources, protect the environment, and are energy efficient by complying with and <br />facilitating compliance with Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as <br />amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6962, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Comprehensive <br />Procurement Guideline for Products Containing Recovered Materials,” 40 C.F.R. Part 247. <br />The Contractor also agrees to comply with all other applicable requirements of Section 6002 of <br />the Solid Waste Disposal Act. <br />18. HATCH ACT <br />Contractor agrees to comply, as applicable, with requirements of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§ <br />1501-1508 and 7324-7328), which limit certain political activities of State or local government <br />employees whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in whole or in <br />part by this federal assistance. <br />19. PUBLICATIONS <br />Any publications produced with funds from this award must display the following language: <br />“This project [is being] [was] supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP0494 <br />awarded to the City of Everett by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.” <br />20. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST <br />Contractors understands and agrees it must maintain a conflict-of-interest policy consistent with <br />2 C.F.R. § 200.318(c) and that such conflict-of-interest policy is applicable to each activity funded <br />under this award. Contractors must disclose in writing to the City, as appropriate, any potential <br />conflict of interest affecting the awarded funds in accordance with 2 C.F.R. § 200.112. <br />21. PROTECTIONS FOR WHISTLEBLOWERS <br />In accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 4712, Contractor may not discharge, demote, or otherwise <br />discriminate against an employee in reprisal for disclosing to any of the list of persons or entities