2-Certification of Compliance with FAA Buy.pdf
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- RFQ 2026-0037
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- Chatham County, Georgia
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This is a Certification of Compliance with FAA Buy American Preference document applicable to the Federal Aviation Administration and airport improvement projects. The document requires bidders on the Savannah Airport Commission's Vehicle Movement Area Transmitters (VMATs) project to certify their compliance with 49 U.S.C. Section 50101 and related Buy American laws by selecting one of four mutually exclusive compliance statements. Bidders must indicate whether they will install only U.S.-produced steel and manufactured products, install only specific U.S.-manufactured construction materials, install FAA-waivered products, or install excepted articles under Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 25.108. The certification must be completed, signed with an original handwritten signature by an authorized representative, and submitted with the proposal as a matter of bid responsiveness.
Bidders unable to comply with 100 percent Buy American preferences may qualify for a Type 3 waiver if U.S. domestic component costs exceed 60 percent of total item costs, requiring submission of a formal waiver request with supporting documentation within 15 calendar days of being selected as the responsive bidder. Additional waiver types available include Type 2 (Nonavailability), requiring market research documentation demonstrating insufficient domestic availability; Type 4 (Unreasonable Costs), requiring evidence that Buy American compliance would increase project costs by more than 25 percent and comparable competitive bids; and standard compliance with provision of evidence documenting product source and origin. False certifications are subject to prosecution under 18 U.S.C., and electronic signatures are prohibited; scanned original signatures may be uploaded to the electronic bidding system.
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Certif ication of Compliance with FAA Buy American Preference – Equipment / Building Projects
As a matter of bid responsiveness, the bidder or offeror must complete, sign, date, and submit this certification statement with their proposal. The bidder or offeror must indicate how they intend to comply with 49 U.S.C. § 50101, and other Made in America Laws, U.S.
statutes, guidance, and FAA policies by selecting one on the following certification statements. These statements are mutually exclusive. Bidder must select one or the other (not both) by inserting a checkmark (ü) or the letter “X”.
� Bidder or offeror hereby certifies that it will comply with 49 U.S.C. § 50101, BABA and other related U.S. statutes, guidance, and policies of the FAA by:
a) Only installing steel and manufactured products produced in the United States;
b) Only installing construction materials defined as: an article, material, or supply – other than an item of primarily iron or steel; a manufactured product; cement and cementitious materials; aggregates such as stone, sand, or gravel; or aggregate binding agents or additives that are or consist primarily of non-ferrous metals; plastic and polymer-based products (including polyvinylchloride, composite building materials, and polymers used in fiber optic cables); glass (including optic glass); lumber or drywall that have been manufactured in the United States.
c) Installing manufactured products for which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a waiver as indicated by inclusion on the current FAA Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued listing; or
d) Installing products listed as an Excepted Article, Material or Supply in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 25.108.
By selecting this certification statement, the bidder or offeror agrees:
a) To provide to the Airport Sponsor or FAA evidence that documents the source and origin of the steel and manufactured product.
b) To faithfully comply with providing U.S. domestic product.
c) To furnish U.S. domestic product for any waiver request that the FAA rejects.
d) To refrain from seeking a waiver request after establishment of the contract, unless extenuating circumstances emerge that the FAA determines justified.
� The bidder or offeror hereby certifies it cannot comply with the 100 percent Buy American Preferences of 49 U.S.C. § 50101(a) but may qualify for a Type 3 waiver under 49 U.S.C. § 50101(b). By selecting this certification statement, the apparent bidder or offeror with the apparent low bid agrees:
a) To submit to the Airport Sponsor or FAA within 15 calendar days of being selected as the responsive bidder, a formal waiver request and required documentation that supports the type of waiver being requested.
b) That failure to submit the required documentation within the specified timeframe is cause for a non-responsive determination that may result in rejection of the proposal.
c) To faithfully comply with providing U.S. domestic products at or above the approved U.S. domestic content percentage as approved by the FAA.
d) To refrain from seeking a waiver request after establishment of the contract, unless extenuating circumstances emerge that the FAA determines justified.
Required Documentation
Type 2 Waiver (Nonavailability) - The iron, steel, manufactured goods or construction materials are not available in sufficient quantity or quality in the United States. The required documentation for the Nonavailability waiver is:
a) Completed Content Percentage Worksheet and Final Assembly Questionnaire
b) Record of thorough market research, consideration where appropriate of qualifying alternate items, products, or materials including;
c) A description of the market research activities and methods used to identify domestically manufactured items capable of satisfying the requirement, including the timing of the research and conclusions reached on the availability of sources.
Type 3 Waiver – The cost of the item components and subcomponents produced in the United States is more that 60 percent of the cost of all components and subcomponents of the “item”. The required documentation for a Type 3 waiver is:
a) Completed Content Percentage Worksheet and Final Assembly Questionnaire including;
b) Listing of all product components and subcomponents that are not comprised of 100 percent U.S. domestic content (Excludes products listed on the FAA Nationwide Buy American Waivers Issued listing and products excluded by Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 25.108 (products of unknown origin must be considered as non-domestic products in their entirety).
c) Cost of non-domestic components and subcomponents, excluding labor costs associated with final assembly at place of manufacture.
d) Percentage of non-domestic component and subcomponent cost as compared to total “item” component and subcomponent costs, excluding labor costs associated with final assembly at place of manufacture.
Type 4 Waiver (Unreasonable Costs) - Applying this provision for iron, steel, manufactured goods or construction materials, would increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. The required documentation for this waiver is:
a) Completed Content Percentage Worksheet and Final Assembly Questionnaire from
b) At minimum two comparable equal bidders and/or offerors;
c) Receipt or record that demonstrates that supplier scouting called for in
Executive Order 14005, indicates that no domestic source exists for the project and/or component;
d) Completed waiver applications for each comparable bid and/or offer.
Guidelines for Contract Provisions for Obligated Sponsors and Airport Improvement Program Projects Issued on March 17, 2026 Guidelines for Contract Provisions for Obligated Sponsors and Airport Improvement Program Projects Issued on March 17, 2026 False Statements: Per 49 U.S.C. § 47126, this certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under Title 18, United States Code.
Electronic signatures are not permitted. The certification must contain an original handwritten (wet-ink) signature from an authorized representative of the Bidder. The signed document may be scanned and uploaded to Bonfire as part of the electronic bid submission.
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