A GREEN TECH EASY BUTTON
acquisition, logistics and technology. Led by the Office of the Assistant Secre- tary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, the STED program works with DOD components and other federal agencies to reduce the burden and obstacles preventing the validation and transition to more sustainable commer- cially available technologies.
ASSISTING TECHNOLOGY Te STED program supports all DOD components to identify sustainable tech- nology need areas and validate sustainable technology performance and cost effec- tiveness of alternatives. Te program works with components to determine appropri- ate demonstration sites and performance requirements, identifies commercially available candidate technologies to demon- strate in DOD operations and coordinates with component headquarters, program and installation offices and regulatory agencies to secure all necessary approv- als prior to demonstration. Technologies are supplied by the STED program during
the demonstration period at no cost to the participants. Users are asked to utilize the products in their daily operations and provide feedback on the technologies’ performance compared with the currently used product. Te program analyzes the performance and return on investment data, then generates a summary report made available to all DOD personnel via the DENIX website (
https://www.denix.
osd.mil/spc).
ASSISTING LOGISTICS AND ACQUISITION Once technologies are successfully vali- dated, they must be readily available to DOD personnel via the government supply system. Te process of getting items onto a federal schedule or contract and assigning or creating National Stock Numbers can be lengthy and complex. To facilitate the process, DOD and the General Services Administration (GSA) signed a memoran- dum of understanding under which the GSA will use the STED program prod- uct performance and pricing information
to streamline the acquisition process. Tis can make proven sustainable technologies more readily available to DOD and other federal agencies.
Te STED program also supports a secure supply chain and material availability by including domestically sourced and manu- factured products in the demonstrations. Beyond product availability, the STED program demonstrations assist supply functions by validating technologies that reduce the logistics tail by lessen- ing required quantities, load weights and associated warehouse management requirements (i.e., storage needs based on flashpoint and chemical characteris- tics). In addition to supply functions, the program demonstrations benefit mainte- nance operations by validating sustainable technologies—such as biobased func- tional fluids and sorbents (materials that absorb liquids or gases)—that improve operational performance and reduce main- tenance time while improving worker health and safety.
Once a sustainable technology is validated and available for purchase, there may still be additional barriers to acquisition. Tese may include pre-existing standards,
TAKE AIM
A sniper rifle atop a recycled textile sorbent mat during a demonstration of the DOD STED program at Fort Moore, Georgia. (Photo by George Handy, Noblis)
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