Build America Buy America Act.docx

Build America Buy America Act

Required Use of American Iron, Steel, Manufactured Products, and Construction Materials (Build America, Buy America Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58, §§ 70901-52) Bidders/suppliers will ensure that: (1) all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States--this means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States; (2) all manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States—this means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product, unless another standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic content of the manufactured product has been established under applicable law or regulation; and (3) all construction materials (excluding cement and cementitious materials, aggregates such as stone, sand, or gravel, or aggregate binding agents or additives) used in the project are manufactured in the United States—this means that all manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the United States. This requirement only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to the project. As such, it does not apply to tools, equipment, and supplies, such as temporary scaffolding, brought to the construction site and removed at or before the completion of the project. Nor does this requirement apply to equipment and furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable computer equipment, that are used at or within the finished project, but are not an integral part of the structure or permanently affixed to the project.