Baseline & Annual Reporting Form

SEC Partner Organization:

Contact:

Title:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Email:

Year for this Report ("Reporting Year"):

Reporting Year Began: (month)

Reporting Year Ended (month)

Optional Question A: Has your organization benefited from being a State Electronics Challenge Partner?

How has the SEC assisted your organization in improving the management of its computer products, from purchasing through disposition?

Optional Question B: Do you have any suggestions for how the SEC could be improved?

SECTION 2: ACQUISITION & PROCUREMENT  

1. How much did your organization spend on the procurement of Information Technology (IT) equipment in the reporting year?

$

2. Did your organization include Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT®)-registered computer products in bids, contracts, and/or leases for IT equipment in the reporting year? (For more information on EPEAT, see http://www.epeat.net.)

Optional Question A: If yes, where was the EPEAT requirement incorporated? Please provide the text that references EPEAT.

Optional Question B: If yes, please describe how this was accomplished. For example, who in the organization spearheaded the change? What challenges were faced?

3. For computer equipment purchased and/or leased in the reporting year, how many of the following units were:

4. Did your organization include “green” procurement language in bids, contracts, and/or leases for IT equipment not currently registered by EPEAT® (e.g., printers, copiers, facsimile machines, cell phones) in the reporting year?

SECTION 3: OPERATION & MAINTENANCE

1. How many computers are currently in service at your organization?

2. Are ENERGY STAR® features enabled on computers and monitors at your organization?     

Estimated percentage of enabled computers: %
Estimated percentage of enabled monitors: %

Optional Question: What specific steps were taken in the past year to improve the power management of computer systems in your organization? What was the result?

3. What is the average lifespan of a computer at your organization? 

Months

Optional Question: What steps were taken in the past year to increase the average lifespan of computers in your organization? What was the result?

4. Are printers and copiers at your facility set to default to double-sided printing?

SECTION 4: END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT

1 .How did your organization manage computer equipment taken out of service in the reporting year?

2. If your organization sent electronic equipment to be recycled, how did you ensure that it was managed in an environmentally sound manner:  (Check all that apply.)  

Used a state contract or contractor
Conducted onsite review of the recycler
Relied on an onsite review conducted by another organization
Ensured that the recycler follows management practices that are consistent with EPA’s Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices or e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment®
Ensured that the recycler was certified by a recognized 3rd party organization.
Please specify:
Ensured that exported electronic products are being sent for legitimate reuse, recycling, or refurbishment
Other (Please specify: )
Don't know

Optional Question: What steps were taken in the past year to improve the end-of-life management of computer equipment in your organization? What was the result?