Sustainability Clause Axed in NASA’s Mega-Sized IT Solicitation

A pending and long-awaited multibillion-dollar contract from NASA for information technology goods and services won’t require vendors to confirm their “commitment to sustainability” as of a Wednesday amendment to the solicitation.

The update to the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI solicitation information removed the sustainability section from the request for proposals.

Previously published versions of the RFP required bidders to “describe their corporate commitment with regard to sustainability issues,” stating the minimum level of specification would “address the extent to which their corporate policies and procedures encourage, promote and/or require sustainable practices such as recycling, carbon emission reduction, reduced energy ...