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Biden Administration Amends “Buy American” Rules to Increase Domestic Content Requirements

By Edwin O. Childs, Alex J. Brackett, Abram J. Pafford, Jack White & Jason M. Vespoli on March 10, 2022
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On March 7, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council promulgated a final rule aimed at increasing federal government preferences for goods and construction materials that are domestically manufactured and increasing the required domestic content threshold for purchases governed by the Buy American Act.

Read on for highlights from the rule and next steps for government contractors and subcontractors.

Photo of Edwin O. Childs Edwin O. Childs

As a leader of the firm’s Defense, National Security and Government Contracting industry team, Ned Childs is a government contract and investigations and enforcement attorney who represents companies across a wide range of sectors, including the defense, services, technology, and aerospace industries. His…

As a leader of the firm’s Defense, National Security and Government Contracting industry team, Ned Childs is a government contract and investigations and enforcement attorney who represents companies across a wide range of sectors, including the defense, services, technology, and aerospace industries. His practice, spanning more than a decade in Washington, encompasses a broad array of legal services, including government contract investigations, disclosures, and regulatory enforcement actions; bid protests and government contract disputes; government contract counseling; export licensing and enforcement; prime contractor-subcontractor disputes; corporate ownership and acquisition issues; and election law investigations and enforcement matters.

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Photo of Alex J. Brackett Alex J. Brackett

Alex is a member of the Government Investigations and White Collar Litigation department, and co-head of McGuireWoods’ Strategic Risk and Compliance team. His practice focuses primarily on advising and supporting corporate and individual clients in the areas of white collar criminal defense and…

Alex is a member of the Government Investigations and White Collar Litigation department, and co-head of McGuireWoods’ Strategic Risk and Compliance team. His practice focuses primarily on advising and supporting corporate and individual clients in the areas of white collar criminal defense and internal investigations.

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Photo of Abram J. Pafford Abram J. Pafford

Abe focuses his practice on protecting the rights and interests of companies and individuals who face disputes or conflicts with the federal government in its role as purchaser, prosecutor, and chief regulator. For more than twenty years, Abe has represented government contractors, participants…

Abe focuses his practice on protecting the rights and interests of companies and individuals who face disputes or conflicts with the federal government in its role as purchaser, prosecutor, and chief regulator. For more than twenty years, Abe has represented government contractors, participants in regulated industries, and companies and individuals targeted for federal investigation or prosecution, consistently achieving successful results for clients confronting difficult odds.

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Photo of Jack White Jack White

Jack is an accomplished trial lawyer and legal strategist who guides clients through complex challenges, including high-profile and sensitive litigation and government investigations. He focuses his practice on civil litigation, regulatory enforcement, and congressional investigations for clients in the defense, technology, federal contracting…

Jack is an accomplished trial lawyer and legal strategist who guides clients through complex challenges, including high-profile and sensitive litigation and government investigations. He focuses his practice on civil litigation, regulatory enforcement, and congressional investigations for clients in the defense, technology, federal contracting, higher and K-12 education, and other business sectors.

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Photo of Jason M. Vespoli Jason M. Vespoli

Jason focuses his practice on federal and state procurement, government technology, bid protests and government contract disputes, and regulatory compliance. He utilizes experience in state government, government technology, and complex procurement to solve problems in innovative and efficient ways.

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