In determining the award of a contract for paper or paper products to be purchased for use by any division, department, or agency of Loudoun County; the County purchasing agent shall use competitive sealed bids and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder offering recycled paper products of a quality suitable for the purpose intended, so long as the bid price is not more than ten percent greater than the bid price of the lowest responsive and responsible bidder offering a product that does not qualify as a recycled paper product under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Procurement Guideline and Recovered Materials Advisory Notices.
(Ord. 02-08. Passed 5-20-02.)