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2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIX PUBLIC BUSINESS
Chapter 287 PROCUREMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND SERVICES Entire Chapter
SECTION 083
Purchase of commodities.
F.S. 287.083
287.083 Purchase of commodities.—
(1) It shall be the policy of the state for the Department of Management Services to consider the life-cycle cost of commodities purchased by the state, when applicable and feasible as determined by the department.
(2) For the purpose of this section:
(a) “Major energy-consuming product” means any article so designated by the department.
(b) “Energy-efficiency standard” means a performance standard which prescribes the relationship of the energy use of a product to its useful output of services.
(3)(a) The department is authorized to establish by rule energy-efficiency standards for major energy-consuming products.
(b) When federal energy-efficiency standards exist, the department shall, when feasible, adopt standards at least as stringent as the federal standards.
(4) When energy-efficiency standards are established, life-cycle costs shall be used by the department in contracting for major energy-consuming products.
(5) In determining the life-cycle cost, the department may consider the acquisition cost of the product; the energy consumption and the projected cost of energy over the useful life of the product; and the anticipated trade-in, resale, or salvage value of the product.
History.—s. 2, ch. 77-316; s. 25, ch. 81-169; s. 85, ch. 98-279.