Significant Buy American Amendments Are Here
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council recently issued a final rule that implements the requirements of the Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials Executive Order. As discussed below, the final rule – which largely adopts the proposed revisions set forth in the FAR Council’s September 14, 2020, proposed rule — contains important amendments concerning domestic component thresholds and domestic pricing preferences, as well as reintroduces the domestic content test for commercially available…