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(a) All iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States — this means all <br />manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, <br />occurred in the United States; <br />(b) All manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States — this <br />means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United States; and the cost of <br />the components of the manufactured product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in <br />the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the <br />manufactured product, unless another standard for determining the minimum amount of <br />domestic content of the manufactured product has been established under applicable law <br />or regulation; and <br />(c) All construction materials are manufactured in the United States — this means that all <br />manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the United States. <br />The "Buy America" preference only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that are consumed <br />in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project. It does not apply to tools, equipment, <br />and supplies, such as temporary scaffolding, brought to the construction site and removed at or <br />before the completion of the infrastructure project. Nor does a Buy America preference apply to <br />equipment and furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable computer equipment, <br />that are used at or within the finished infrastructure project but are not an integral part of the <br />structure or permanently affixed to the infrastructure project. <br />Per section 70914(c) of BABAA, FEMA may waive the application of a Buy America preference <br />under an infrastructure program in certain cases. <br />On July 1, 2022, OMB approved FEMA's General Applicability Public Interest Waiver of the <br />BABAA requirements to be effective for a period of six months, through January 1, 2023. <br />Applicants will not be required to follow the BABAA requirements for FEMA awards made, <br />and any other funding FEMA obligates, during this waiver period. For any new awards <br />FEMA makes after January 1, 2023, as well as new funding FEMA obligates to existing <br />awards or through renewal awards where the new funding is obligated after January 1, <br />2023, Applicants will be required to follow the BABAA requirements unless another waiver <br />is requested and approved. <br />Initials <br />