FAR 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate
Solicitation provision Federal Acquisition Regulation Oct 2022 version
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 52.225-2
- Type
- Solicitation provision
- Current version
- October 2022
- Prescribed in
- FAR 25.1101(a)(2)
- Last amended
- 87 FR 12780 Effective Oct 25, 2022
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this solicitation provision.
Text
As prescribed in 25.1101(a)(2), insert the following provision:
Buy American Certificate (Oct 2022)
(a)
(1) The Offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c) of this provision contains a critical component.
(2) The Offeror shall list as foreign end products those 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”.
(3) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component (see FAR 25.105).
(4) The terms “commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “critical component,” "domestic end product," "end product," and "foreign end product" are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Supplies."
(b) Foreign End Products:
| Line Item No. | Country of Origin | Exceeds 55% domestic content (yes/no) |
|---|---|---|
| [fill-in] | [fill-in] | [fill-in] |
| [fill-in] | [fill-in] | [fill-in] |
| [fill-in] | [fill-in] | [fill-in] |
(b) [List as necessary]
(c) Domestic end products containing a critical component:
Line Item No. [fill-in]
[List as necessary]
(d) The Government will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of part 25 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(End of provision)
Federal Register history
Sections cited
- FAR 25.105 Critical components and critical items
- FAR Part 25 Foreign Acquisition
Quick answers
What is FAR 52.225-2?
FAR 52.225-2 is a solicitation provision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Buy American Certificate".
What is the current version of FAR 52.225-2?
The current version is dated October 2022.
Where is FAR 52.225-2 prescribed?
It is prescribed in FAR 25.1101(a)(2), Acquisition of supplies.
When was FAR 52.225-2 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements" (87 FR 12780), published Mar 7, 2022 and effective Oct 25, 2022.
Are changes to FAR 52.225-2 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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