Buy American Waivers & Resources

The following are the approved blanket waivers under Buy American Preference (49 U.S.C. §50101).

Buy American Preference (BAP) Waivers	Type of Waiver	Date	Download/ View
Waive Buy American Preference requirements when a vendor certified before award that the costs of components and subcomponents is produced in the U.S. is more than 60 percent of the cost of all components, and final assembly of the facility or equipment will occur in the United States and the Contracting Officer verifies proper and timely submission of the vendor's certification.	Component Test Waiver	1/13/2013
Waive Buy American Preference requirements when U.S. made manufactured goods are information technology (IT) products that are a commercial item.	Public Interest Waiver	8/21/2013
Waive Buy American Preference requirements when the purchase of steel or manufactured goods is less than $3,000 per item.	Public Interest Waiver	10/21/2013
Waive Buy American Preference requirements for all contractual actions in support of the National Airspace System (NAS) that are single source for proprietary configuration standardization.	Public Interest Waiver	1/19/2017
Waive Buy American Preference requirements when U.S. made manufactured goods for all contracts with a Total Estimated Potential Value (TEPV) that is less than or equal to the micro-purchase threshold.	Public Interest Waiver	4/20/2022
Waive Buy American Preference requirements for all future FAA contracts with both Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funds and other funds or involving activities otherwise subject to the provisions of Buy American Preference in favor of Buy American Act (BAA).	Public Interest Waiver	6/27/2022
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Buy American Laws Resources	Type of Resource	Date	Download/ View
Let’s Talk Buy American.	Training	6/22/2022
Let’s Talk Buy American: An Overview of the Buy American Preference and Buy American Act (BAA).	Training	05/12/2022
Waiver Approval Requirements for Buy American Act (BAA) and FAA Buy American Preference – Non-Availability Determinations.	Training	11/9/2021
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