Virginia Beach's sustainable procurement policy directs city purchasing agents to favor EnergyStar, WaterSense, recycled-content, and EV-capable products when life-cycle costs are competitive, but does not impose binding mandates on private vendors.
Adopted as part of the City's Environment & Sustainability Office workplan, the green procurement guidance asks city departments to specify EnergyStar appliances, recycled-content paper, low-VOC paints, and electric or hybrid fleet vehicles where total cost of ownership is comparable. The policy is internal: it binds city departments and Virginia Beach Public Schools facilities, not private contractors except through bid specifications. State law (Va. Code Section 2.2-1124) governs underlying procurement procedures and limits how strict local preferences may be under Dillon's Rule.
No civil penalty applies to vendors. City staff who repeatedly disregard the policy may face internal review under the Procurement Code of Ethics.
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