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Federal Contractors Waivers Buy American Act

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[Webinar] The Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act: What Government Contractors Need to Know - September 17th, 2:00 pm - 3:00...

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Domestic preference laws—including the Buy American Act (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA)—play a critical role in shaping the way federal contractors source materials and structure their bids. Staying compliant while...more

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August 2023 Bid Protest Roundup: Former Government Employees; Buy American Act Waivers

This month’s bid protest roundup looks at two GAO protests from August. One examines the risks of using former federal employees to assist with proposal development when their prior access to non-public information might...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

OMB Issues Final Guidance for Buy America Preference

Almost a year to the day after the Build America Buy America Act (BABA) became law, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published its “Final Guidance for Grants and Agreements” intended to implement BABA’s...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2023- Compliance Issues in Government “Buy America” Solicitations

This article discusses compliance “Buy America” provisions in federal procurement laws and how the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) implement some of those commitments in government contracts. It also outlines the...more

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What’s the Status of Buy American Requirements for Public Infrastructure Projects?

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More than a year has passed since Congress enacted the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABA”)—a sweeping change to domestic sourcing requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects. BABA, which was included as part...more

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GAO Reviews Issues in Implementing and Reporting on the Buy American Act

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report on the federal government implementation of the Buy American Act. The Buy American Act of 1933 is one of several statutes implementing a preference for...more

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U.S. Government Guidance on Buy American Executive Order Could Signal Impending Headaches for Government Contractors

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On April 18, 2017, Donald Trump signed a Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American (EO). As we reported at the time, Section 3 of the EO directed the heads of all federal agencies to, among other things:...more

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New E.O. Reinforces President Trump's "Buy American" Agenda

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On April 18, 2016, President Donald Trump signed the executive order “Buy American and Hire American” aimed at maximizing the federal government’s use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States. The E.O....more

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