A new web-based training course, Fundamentals: Biobased Products and the BioPreferred Program has been posted on the BioPreferred website and on USDA AgLearn. Fundamentals: Biobased Products and the BioPreferred Program is designed as an introduction to biobased products and the BioPreferred program for all audiences. It is self-paced but should take 30 minutes or less to complete. It is available on-demand and .5 CLPs are recommended. The obj...

Designed especially for federal technical staff and federal contractors with custodial/janitorial contracts, this course will familiarize you with categories of biobased products relevant to the cleaning function, resources helpful in the selection of biobased products, and suggestions for conducting a pilot to test biobased products prior to adoption. Course Objectives: After completing this module, you will be able to: Explain mission-orient...

Designed especially for federal technical staff and federal contractors with responsibilities for facility operations and maintenance, this course will familiarize you with categories of biobased products relevant to the O&M function, resources helpful in the selection of biobased products, and ideas for overcoming obstacles to the adoption of biobased products. Course Objectives After completing this module, you will be able to: list biob...

You have a federal government contract with a clause requiring you to purchase and use biobased products. So…… What are biobased products? Where did the requirement to buy biobased products originate? How do you locate biobased products? How does the Contracting Officer know that you met the requirement? These questions and more are answered in a short, web-based, interactive training module. Course Title: My Contract Requires Bi...

LIVE! Via streaming videoor satellite downlinkNo travel! No cost training! Discover the Potential of the Expanding BioEconomy! Business opportunities abound in the manufacture and sale of biobased products. Learn about Federal programs that offer assistance in meeting business goals. This FREE training seminar is ideal for small businesses, entreprenerus, agriculturally based organizations, U.S. manufacturing companies, R&D, and Federal ag...

This is a live webcast broadcast to your desktop computer and also available by satellite downlink. Driving BioPreferred® With The Presidential Memorandum Audience: This free seminar is ideal for all Federal employees and Federal contractors who purchase or who contract for the purchase of products and services, including Contracting Officers, Procurement Professionals, Sustainability Officers and Managers, and Technical and Program Manag...