Questions and Answers for NRS Electrical Panels.docx

Questions and Answers for NRS Electrical Panels Are we just providing surge protection for the 600 amp panel since the 100 amp panel is fed from it or both panels?

Only one surge protection is needed.

Question about what does the Buy American Act mean for a contractor?

Unless an exception applies, U.S. government agencies are required to purchase U.S. made products if the BAA applies to the procurement. A U.S. made product is (1) an unmanufactured end product mined or produced in the United States; or (2) an end product manufactured in the United States, if the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. For DoD procurements, the requirement in (2) above would include the cost of components from the United States or a Qualifying Country.

The term component is defined as an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an end product. A component is either entirely foreign or entirely domestic. A component is domestic only if it is manufactured in the United States. A foreign made component may become domestic if it undergoes substantial remanufacturing in the United States. The cost of components includes transportation costs, but do not include packaging costs, the cost of combining the components into the end product, or the cost of testing after manufacturing.

This applies to construction materials and products as well.