(a) General. (1) As required by E.O.s 13423 and 13514, agencies, when acquiring an electronic product to meet their requirements, shall meet at least 95 percent of those requirements with Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT[supreg])-registered electronic products, unless--
(1) As required by E.O.s 13423 and 13514, agencies, when acquiring an electronic product to meet their requirements, shall meet at least 95 percent of those requirements with Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT[supreg])-registered electronic products, unless--
(i) There is no EPEAT[supreg] standard for such product;
(ii) No EPEAT[supreg]-registered product meets agency requirements; or
(iii) The agency head has provided an exemption in accordance with 23.105.
(2) Contracting officers, when acquiring an electronic product, except as specified in paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, shall acquire an EPEAT[supreg]-registered electronic product, unless the agency determines, in accordance with agency procedures, that the EPEAT[supreg]-registered product will not be cost effective over the life of the product.
(3) This section applies to acquisitions of electronic products to be used in the United States, unless otherwise provided by agency procedures. When acquiring electronic products to be used outside the United States, agencies must use their best efforts to comply with this section.