3-Buy America Certification.pdf

This is a Buy America Certification document for FHWA Solicitation No. BPM007146, issued by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) on behalf of the City of Avondale. The certification requirement applies to all bids and offers submitted for this FHWA-funded project procuring CCTV cameras and cellular communications equipment for eight signalized intersections. The solicitation requires eight Axis Q6075-E 60 Hz network PTZ cameras with pole mounts, pendant kits, Cisco industrial 8-port switches with 5-year SmartNet warranties, power supplies, DIN rail mount kits, and sixteen Equal Optics industrial temperature SFP+ transceivers and fiber patch cables. All offers must be submitted electronically through the Arizona Procurement Portal with a deadline of September 25, 2025, and must remain open for 120 days from submission. The contract is fixed-price with a twelve-month term and potential extensions up to twenty-four months. All equipment must be delivered to the Avondale Municipal Operations Service Center, with contractors required to provide seven days' notice prior to delivery.

Bidders and offerors must complete and submit this Buy America Certification with their offers, and bids lacking the completed attachment will be rejected as nonresponsive. The certification requirement applies to lower tier subcontractors and certifies compliance with 23 U.S.C. Section 313 and applicable regulations in 23 CFR 635.410 regarding domestic materials and products for steel, iron, or manufactured products. All contractors must register in the Arizona Unified Transportation Registration and Certification System (AZ UTRACS) and provide required compliance certificates, tax identification numbers, and declarations regarding offshore services. The procurement is brand-name specific with no set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, and the state reserves the right to make multiple awards or award contracts by individual line items based on the lowest responsible and responsive offeror evaluation criteria.