Common use of Build America, Buy America Clause in Contracts

Build America, Buy America. a. The awardee is subject to the Buy America Sourcing requirements under the Build America, Buy America provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (P.L. 117- 58, §§70911-70917) when using Federal funds for the purchase of goods, products, and materials on any form of construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the United States regardless of the appropriation. These sourcing requirements require that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in Federally funded infrastructure projects must be produced in the United States. The awardee must implement these requirements in its procurements, and this article must flow down to all subawards and contracts at any tier. For legal definitions and sourcing requirements, the awardee must consult NSF’s Implementation of the Act on the Build America, Buy America website.‌‌ b. When supported by rationale provided in IIJA §70914, the awardee must submit a waiver request to the cognizant NSF Program Officer and Grants and Agreements Officer. Non- compliant purchases must not be made in advance of waiver approval. Guidance on the submission of an NSF waiver request is available on the Build America, Buy America website.

Build America, Buy America. a. The awardee recipient is subject to the Buy America Sourcing requirements under the Build America, Buy America provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (P.L. 117- 58, §§§ 70911-70917) when using Federal funds for the purchase of goods, products, and materials on any form of construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the United States regardless of the appropriation. appropriation.‌‌ These sourcing requirements require that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in Federally funded infrastructure projects must be produced in the United States. The awardee recipient must implement these requirements in its procurements, and this article must flow down to all subawards and contracts at any tier. For legal definitions and sourcing requirements, the awardee recipient must consult NSF’s Implementation of the Act on the Build America, Buy America website.‌‌website. b. When supported by rationale provided in IIJA §§ 70914, the awardee recipient must submit a waiver request to the cognizant NSF Program Officer and Grants and Agreements Officer. Non- compliant purchases must not be made in advance of waiver approval. Guidance on the submission of an NSF waiver request is available on the Build America, Buy America website.