The University is committed to environmental stewardship, conserving natural resources, and preserving the environment. We encourage suppliers to identify products, services, or processes that promote environmental stewardship. In addition to the requested bid, suppliers are encouraged to offer an additional bid for products, services, or processes that are more environmentally friendly. Such products or services should be bid as an alternate to the requested bid. Any exceptions or deviations from the original specifications must be clearly identified. The environmental benefits must be clearly identified with supporting data. Examples of such benefits include reduced life cycle costs, reduced energy consumption, recycled content, recyclability, extended product life, and decreased maintenance.