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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2025 #4

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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Final Rule: List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles - On May 12, the General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Department of Defense (DOD),...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fourth Quarter 2024 Government Contracts Policy and Regulatory Review

The fourth quarter of 2024 presented government contractors with significant changes, including annual spending bills, new rulemakings, agency announcements and a new federal administration following the election. We review...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Domestic Preference Development: New DFARS Buy American Act Requirements

In 2024 the White House continues to place an emphasis on the U.S. Government’s longstanding domestic purchase preferences. The latest update implementing the domestic purchase preference is the Department of Defense’s Final...more

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“Made in America Week” Highlights Requirements, Opportunities for Contractors and Suppliers

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On July 21, 2023, President Biden designated July 23-29, 2023, as “Made in America Week.” This proclamation builds on the Biden Administration’s efforts to bolster domestic manufacturing through evolving policies attached to...more

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DoD Issues Proposed Rule to Address Domestic Preferences for Defense Contracts

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On June 9, 2023, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued a proposed rule to address domestic preferences – the Buy American Act – in DoD procurements. The proposed rule follows updates to the Federal Acquisition Regulation...more

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Proposed Rule Increases Buy American Act Content Thresholds for DoD Contracts

The Department of Defense has proposed an amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to align with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council’s update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in 2022. ...more

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Federal Grants & Buy America: OMB Proposes Requirements for Federally Funded Infrastructure Projects

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In February, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed new Buy America regulations for Federal grants, to implement the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act signed into law on November 15, 2021. BABA required that...more

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(No Longer) Building a Mystery—Biden Administration Issues Long-Awaited Guidance Implementing BABA Requirements for Infrastructure...

Approximately 15 months ago, on November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The IIJA is one of the Biden...more

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Buy American Baby Steps: FAR Council Publishes Proposed Rule Implementing Part of President Biden’s Executive Order

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The FAR Council recently published its proposed rule to implement a part of President Biden’s January 28, 2021 Executive Order No. 14005 (EO 14005), which dictated certain revisions to the Buy American Act (BAA) regulations....more

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Biden Administration Issues Proposed Rule to Increase Domestic Content Requirements Under Buy American Act

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On July 30, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published a proposed rule that would increase domestic content requirements for federal government procurements that are subject to the Buy American Act...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FAR Council Issues Proposed Rule to Strengthen Buy American Act, Implement “Made in America” EO

On July 30, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule to amend the FAR to implement Section 8 of President Biden’s “Made in America” executive order, EO 14005, and strengthen the Buy...more

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Proposed rule seeks to significantly strengthen U.S. Government “Buy American” requirements

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On 30 July 2021, the FAR Council published a proposed rule to significantly strengthen “Buy American” requirements applicable to goods sold to the U.S. Government. The proposed rule promotes the procurement of goods,...more

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Biden Administration Issues Proposed Buy American Regulations

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Requests Comments From Industry On A Number Of Key Aspects Of The Proposal - On July 30, 2021, pursuant to Executive Order (“E.O.”) 14005, “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers,” the...more

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Biden Administration Proposes Significant Increases to Buy American Domestic Content Requirements – Takeaways for Contractors and...

On July 30, 2021, the Biden Administration published a Proposed Amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (Proposed Rule) that, among other things, would impose significantly increased U.S. content requirements...more

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Proposed Rule Portends Increased Contractor BAA Obligations

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On September 14, 2020, the FAR Council published a proposed rule, Case 2019-016 “Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials,” 85 FR 56558, which proposes certain increased and new thresholds for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Significant Buy American Changes Are Coming Soon

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council recently released a proposed rule to implement the requirements of the Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials Executive Order, which was signed by President...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Proposed Changes to the Buy American Act Regulations Implementing Trump Executive Orders

On September 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published the long anticipated proposed rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order 13881,...more

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