.13 Purchasing Electronic Products.

A. In this regulation, “Electronic Product” means a product covered by EPEAT or another comprehensive environmental rating system approved by the Department of Information Technology.

B. When purchasing an electronic product to be used by the State, a procurement agency shall purchase an electronic product that:

(1) Is listed and rated silver or gold on the EPEAT registry; or

(2) Meets nationally-recognized and consensus-based standards established by a comprehensive environmental rating system approved by the Department of Information Technology.

C. Waiver. The Secretary of Information Technology or designee may waive the requirement upon request by a procurement agency.