Table of Contents
- Cover Page
- Definitions
- Introduction
- Section One: The Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Review Requirements
- The Pre-Award Review
- The Post-Delivery Review
- Section Two: The Pre-Award Review Requirements
- The Pre-Award Buy America Certification Requirement
- Buy America-Compliant Buses
- Buy America-Exempt Buses
- The Pre-Award Purchaser’s Requirements Certification Requirement
- The Pre-Award FMVSS Certification Requirement
- FMVSS-Compliant Buses
- FMVSS-Exempt Buses
- The Pre-Award Buy America Certification Requirement
- Section Three: The Post-Delivery Review Requirements
- The Post-Delivery Buy America Certification Requirement
- Buy America-Compliant Buses
- Buy America-Exempt Buses
- The Post-Delivery Purchaser’s Requirements Certification Requirement
- More Than Ten Buses or Modified Vans
- Ten or Fewer Buses or Modified Vans, or any Number of Unmodified Vans
- The Post-Delivery FMVSS Certification Requirement
- FMVSS-Compliant Buses
- FMVSS-Exempt Buses
- The Post-Delivery Buy America Certification Requirement
- Section Four: Examples of Compliance with the Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Review Requirements
- Buy America Certification
- Purchaser’s Requirements Certification
- FMVSS Certification
- Section Five: Frequently Asked Questions About the Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Review
- General
- Buy America Certification
- Purchaser’s Requirements Certification
- FMVSS Certification
- Appendix A: Sample Review Certifications
- Appendix B: Typical Bus Components
- Appendix C: Buy America Waivers
- Appendix D: Sample Visual Inspection and Road Test Sheets
- Appendix E: List of FTA Offices
- Exhibit I-1: Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Review Requirements and Checklist I-3
- Exhibit 4-1: Sample Manufacturer’s Buy America Calculation 4-1
- Exhibit 4-2: Sample Content Calculation for a U.S.-Manufactured Component With at Least 60 Percent Domestic Subcomponents 4-2
- Exhibit 4-3: Sample Content Calculation for a U.S.-Manufactured Component With Less Than 60 Percent Domestic Subcomponents 4-3
- Exhibit 4-4: Sample Content Calculation for a Foreign-Manufactured Component With Domestic Subcomponents 4-4
- Exhibit 4-5: Sample Completed Vehicle FMVSS Sticker 4-7
- Exhibit 4-6: Sample Altered Vehicle Manufacturer’s FMVSS Sticker 4-8
- Exhibit 4-7: Sample Incomplete Vehicle Manufacturer’s FMVSS Sticker 4-8
- Exhibit 4-8: Sample Intermediate Vehicle Manufacturer’s FMVSS Sticker 4-8
- Exhibit 4-9: Samples of Final-Stage Vehicle Manufacturer’s FMVSS Stickers 4-9
- Exhibit 5-1: Sample Certification of Compliance 5-1
- Exhibit A-1: Sample Pre-Award Buy America Compliance Certification A-1
- Exhibit A-2: Sample Pre-Award Buy America Exemption Certification A-1
- Exhibit A-3: Sample Pre-Award Purchaser’s Requirements Certification A-2
- Exhibit A-4: Sample Pre-Award FMVSS Compliance Certification A-2
- Exhibit A-5: Sample Pre-Award FMVSS Exemption Certification A-3
- Exhibit A-6: Sample Post-Delivery Buy America Compliance Certification A-3
- Exhibit A-7: Sample Post-Delivery Buy America Exemption Certification A-4
- Exhibit A-8: Sample Post-Delivery Purchaser’s Requirements Certification (For More Than Ten Buses or Modified Vans) A-4
- Exhibit A-9: Sample Post-Delivery Purchaser’s Requirements Certification (For Ten or Fewer Buses or Modified Vans, or any Number of Unmodified Vans) A-5
- Exhibit A-10: Sample Post-Delivery FMVSS Compliance Certification A-5
- Exhibit A-11: Sample Post-Delivery FMVSS Exemption Certification A-6
Updated: Wednesday, March 16, 2016