Training
- CLC027: Buy American Act
The BAA training module is intended to demystify FAR Part 25 and DFARS 225 by providing explanatory materials and practical examples to clarify the main issues. This will enable the contract specialist and contracting officer to successfully navigate their way through all but the most unusual issues.
Policy
- Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum of May 1, 2001, Subject: The Berry Amendment , provides policy regarding domestic nonavailability determinations. This memorandum is implemented at DFARS 225.7002-2(b)(1) through (3).
- Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) memorandum of October 22, 2004, Subject: Congressional Notification of Determinations Under 10 U.S.C. 2533a (The Berry Amendment) for Procurement of Foreign Titanium, provides policy regarding Congressional notification of domestic nonavailability determinations involving titanium or products containing titanium. This memorandum is implemented at DFARS 225.7002-2(b)(4).
Supplemental Information
- Determination by the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), dated March 14, 2002 , that, for procurements subject to the Trade Agreements Act, it would be inconsistent with the public interest to apply the Buy American Act to U.S.-made end products that are substantially transformed in the United States. This is implemented at DFARS 225.103(a)(i)(B), and DFARS 225.502(b).
- Secretary of Defense memorandum, dated March 7, 1964, establishing a 50 percent evaluation factor as part of the Balance of Payments Program. This is implemented at DFARS 225.105(b).
PGI 225.1-- Buy American Act --Supplies
No Current PGI Text.