E-Purchase Procurement Policy

What is a Procurement Policy?

The 2025 Procurement policy works with multiple different departments to ensure that CWU purchased electronics follow current sustainable practices in accordance with the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry that measures the environmental impact of devices that come from specific supply chains and vendors. Click here to learn more about how EPEAT measures device impact with companies such as Dell, Lenovo, HP, and Apple. 

Computer Support Services

Computer Support Services provides oversight for computer hardware purchases to support the University's mission to enhance the environmentally conscious purchases. CWU employees may submit the New Hardware Purchase Inquiry form to receive information regarding both Apple and Windows computers, and which devices provides well as recommendations for peripheral equipment.

Purchasing, Contracts & Surplus 

Central Washington University, as an agency of the State of Washington, is required to make all purchases within the laws and guidelines established by the Office of Financial Management and Department of General Administration. These procedures include, but are not limited to, RCW's, WAC's, State Administrative and Accounting Manual procedures and the Presidents-Central Washington University's Policies manual. To learn more about E-purchase guidelines, refer to the E-purchase page below.
E-Purchase Guidelines

CWU's Procurement Policy

About the Policy

This policy is limited to electronic purchases, as the statistical framework followed (EPEAT) does not oversee food, office supplies, or chemical products. For the sake of simplicity, this policy specifically focuses on the upstream environmental impact of device requests such as laptops, desktops, monitors, tablets, iPads, and TVs. This policy also aims to clarify request communication between Computer Support Services, Contracts & Purchasing, and campus faculty and staff about the current accessible electronic resources on campus. Future implementation aims to provide consistent data tracking of purchasing request to better monitor purchasing emissions, and better automated systems for easy purchased inventory reporting. 

E-Purchase Procurement Policy

Learn about the Climate Action Plan

CWU's Climate Action Plan (CAP) serves as the university's strategic roadmap to becoming a zero-carbon campus no later than 2050. Review CWU's flipping book version of CWU's CAP below!

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