Atch 9 - DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American - Balance of Payments Program Certificate.pdf

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FY 26 USAFA Swimsuits and Compression Shorts Federal contract opportunity
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FA700026Q0003
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Department of the Air Force Headquarters Air Force Academy

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This document is a Buy American–Balance of Payments Program Certificate, dated February 2024, which requires offerors to certify the origin and domestic content of end products in a federal solicitation. The provision requires detailed reporting on whether end products are domestic, from qualifying countries, or foreign, with specific requirements for identifying the country of origin and domestic content percentage for non-COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) items. Offerors must certify each end product's origin, indicate if domestic products contain critical components, and for foreign end products not consisting primarily of iron or steel, disclose whether they exceed 55% domestic content.

The government will evaluate offers according to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 225 policies, with qualifying country end products evaluated without restrictions from the Buy American statute or Balance of Payments Program. The certificate includes tables for offerors to list line-item numbers, countries of origin, and domestic content percentages, and requires a company representative's signature to validate the information provided. The provision is designed to ensure transparency in the sourcing and manufacturing origins of products being offered to the federal government.

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252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

Basic. As prescribed in 225.1101(1) and (1)(i), use the following provision:

BUY AMERICAN—BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE—BASIC (FEB 2024)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “component,” “critical component,” “critical item,” “domestic end product,” “foreign end product,” “qualifying country,” “qualifying country end product,” and “United States,” as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program—Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government—

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program— Basic clause of this solicitation, the Offeror certifies that—

(i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision contains a critical component or a critical item; and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. For those end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

(2) The Offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Line-Item Number Country of Origin

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products

FA700026Q0003

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/225_11.htm#225.1101 https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/252225.htm exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select “no”.

Line-Item Number Country of Origin (If known)

Exceeds 55% Domestic Content (yes/no)

Representative Name and Title

(4) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component or a critical item (see Federal Acquisition Regulation 25.105).

Domestic end products containing a critical component or a critical item:

Line Item Number _________________________________________________ [List as necessary]

(End of provision)

Company Name

Signature

Date

FA700026Q0003

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Country of Origin If knownRow1:
Exceeds 55 Domestic Content yesnoRow1:
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Country of Origin If knownRow2:
Exceeds 55 Domestic Content yesnoRow2:
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Country of Origin If knownRow3:
Exceeds 55 Domestic Content yesnoRow3:
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