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	  <concept id="GSAM_523_105"
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         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">523.105</ph> Sustainability Exceptions.</title>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Allowable Exceptions</i>. An exception for acquiring sustainable products or services is available if any of the following conditions exist:</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>Product or service cannot be acquired competitively within a reasonable performance schedule.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>Product or service cannot be acquired that meets reasonable performance requirements.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>Product or service cannot be acquired at a reasonable price.</p>
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                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>The price shall be deemed unreasonable when the total life cycle costs are significantly higher for the sustainable product or service versus the non-sustainable product or service.</p>
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                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>For more information on conducting a life cycle cost analysis (LCCA), review the guidance available at <xref format="html"
                                    href="https://sftool.gov/"
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                                    class="- topic/xref ">https://sftool.gov/</xref>.</p>
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                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph>A specific statutory exemption applies.</p>
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                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>
                  <i class="+ topic/ph hi-d/i ">Documentation Process.</i> If at any point during the acquisition the contracting officer determines that a contract action cannot comply with the sustainable requirements outlined in GSAM <xref href="523.104.dita#GSAM_523_104"
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                        class="- topic/xref ">523.104</xref>(a)(1) due to an allowable exception, the contracting officer must document within the contract file the exception being used under GSAM <xref href="#GSAM_523_105"
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                        class="- topic/xref ">523.105</xref>(a) and provide supporting rationale for using the exception. The exception can be documented in the Environmental and Energy Conservation Objectives section of the acquisition plan under FAR 7.105(b)(17) or in a separate memorandum that is included in the Acquisition Plan section of the contract file.</p>
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