BUY AMERICAN Form 2024 COMPLETED (002).pdf
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- ARTB, 4th RTB SPIES/FRIES
- Solicitation number
- ARTB02
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This document is a Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate for a federal contract opportunity involving Special Forces equipment. The certificate details the country of origin for multiple line items, with products originating from China (line items 1-4, 5-13, 24-25), Italy (line items 14, 29-31), Mexico (line item 19), USA (line items 15, 16-18, 21-23, 27-28, 32-33), and one line item marked as NLA (line item 26). The document requires the offeror to certify the origin of end products, identify qualifying country end products, and disclose whether foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, with specific attention to critical components and items as defined by federal acquisition regulations.
The associated federal contract opportunity is for the Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Drum, with the solicitation number ARTB02. The procurement includes specialized equipment such as 47 Yates Special Forces Full Body SPIE Harnesses, 47 NFPA SPIE Lanyards, one 120' SPIES Rope, four 60ft Fast Ropes with FRIES End, and three Yates FAST Rope Bags. The document provides a detailed breakdown of the equipment, quantities, and line items, ensuring compliance with Buy American and Balance of Payments Program requirements.
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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
1-4 CHINA
5-13 CHINA
14 ITALY
15 USA
16-18 USA
19 MEXICO
21-23 USA
24-25 CHINA
26 NLA
27-28 USA
29-31 ITALY
32-33 USA
(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 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 Exceeds 55% Domestic (Yes/No)
(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 _________________________________________________
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