State of Wisconsin

Resources for Electronics Procurement, Operation and Maintenance, and End of Life Management

SEC Points of Contact

• There currently is no state contact for SEC in Wisconsin.

Procurement

• The department shall award each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. Each authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, and the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority shall award each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. The terms, conditions and evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated in the solicitation of bids or proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money, transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance and disposition or resale. The department shall prepare documents containing technical guidance for the development and use of life cycle cost estimates, and shall make the documents available to local governmental units.

Operation & Maintenance

• The State of Wisconsin does not have any requirements for operating and maintaining electronic equipment.

End of Life Management

• Under Wisconsin law, no one may throw out most electronic devices. Electronics such as TVs, computers, printers, computer accessories and many others must be recycled or managed as hazardous waste. This includes electronics from households, schools, institutions, businesses and others. The state’s electronics recycling law provides easier recycling for households and K-12 schools. Find out more about how to recycle electronics at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/aw/wm/ewaste/.