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Maximizing Use of American-Made
Goods, Products, and Materials (FAR
Case 2019–016)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR–2021–0051, Sequence No.
1]
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Federal Acquisition Circular 2021–04;
Introduction
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Summary presentation of final
rule.
This document summarizes
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian
Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021–04. A
companion document, the Small Entity
Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this
FAC.
SUMMARY:
For effective dates see the
separate documents, which follow.
DATES:
Ms.
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at 202–969–7207 or zenaida.delgado@
gsa.gov for clarification of content. For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–
501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
Please cite FAC 2021–04, FAR Case
2019–016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RULES LISTED IN FAC 2021–04
Subject
FAR case
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2019–016
The FAC, including the
SECG, is available via the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
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ADDRESSES:
A
summary for the FAR rule follows. For
the actual revisions and/or amendments
by this FAR rule, refer to the specific
item numbers and subjects set forth in
the documents following this summary.
FAC 2021–04 amends the FAR as
follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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This final rule strengthens domestic
preferences under the Buy American
statute by making adjustments to the
required percentage of domestic content
and the existing percentages for the
price evaluation preferences in an effort
to decrease the amount of foreignsourced content in a U.S. manufactured
product to promote economic and
national security, help stimulate
economic growth, and create jobs. The
price evaluation preferences increase
from 6 percent to 20 percent for large
business and from 12 percent to 30
percent for small business; for DoD
procurements there is no change to the
DoD 50 percent amount. The domestic
content requirement for iron and steel
increases from 50 percent to 95 percent;
for other end products and construction
materials, the domestic content
requirement increases from 50 percent
to 55 percent. Foreign iron and steel is
iron or steel products that are not
produced in the United States. The rule
implements E.O. 13881, Maximizing
Use of American-Made Goods, Products,
and Materials. This final rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition
Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
2021–04 is issued under the authority of
the Secretary of Defense, the
Administrator of General Services, and
the Administrator of National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
and other directive material contained
in FAC 2021–04 is effective January 19,
2021.
John M. Tenaglia,
Principal Director, Defense Pricing and
Contracting, Department of Defense.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO,
Office of Acquisition Policy, U.S. General
Services Administration.
William G. Roets, II,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Procurement, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 12, 25, and 52
[FAC 2021–04; FAR Case 2019–016; Docket
No. FAR–2019–0016, Sequence No. 1]
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Federal Acquisition Regulation:
Maximizing Use of American-Made
Goods, Products, and Materials
Department of Defense (DoD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
DoD, GSA, and NASA are
issuing a final rule amending the
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to
implement an Executive order (E.O.)
addressing domestic preferences in
Government procurement.
DATES: Effective: January 21, 2021.
Applicability: The changes in this rule
apply to solicitations issued on or after
February 22, 2021 and resultant
contracts.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at 202–969–7207 or zenaida.delgado@
gsa.gov for clarification of content. For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202–
501–4755 or GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
Please cite FAC 2021–04, FAR Case
2019–016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
DoD, GSA, and NASA published a
proposed rule at 85 FR 56558 on
September 14, 2020, to implement E.O.
13881, Maximizing Use of AmericanMade Goods, Products, and Materials
(84 FR 34257, July 18, 2019). In order
to implement the E.O., this final rule
changes FAR clauses implementing the
Buy American statute by increasing
the—
1. Domestic content requirements;
and
2. Price preference for domestic
products.
Increased Domestic Content
Requirements
Under E.O. 13881, and this final rule,
in order to meet the definition of
‘‘domestic construction material’’ or
‘‘domestic end product,’’ the cost of
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Chapter 1
[Docket No. FAR-2021-0051, Sequence No. 1]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular
2021-04; Introduction
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Summary presentation of final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) rule agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal
Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-04. A companion document, the Small
Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this FAC.
DATES: For effective dates see the separate documents, which follow.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement
Analyst, at 202-969-7207 or [email protected] for clarification
of content. For information pertaining to status or publication
schedules, contact the Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755
or [email protected]. Please cite FAC 2021-04, FAR Case 2019-016.
Rules Listed in FAC 2021-04
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Subject FAR case
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Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products and Materials 2019-016
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ADDRESSES: The FAC, including the SECG, is available via the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary for the FAR rule follows. For the
actual revisions and/or amendments by this FAR rule, refer to the
specific item numbers and subjects set forth in the documents following
this summary. FAC 2021-04 amends the FAR as follows:
Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials (FAR
Case 2019-016)
This final rule strengthens domestic preferences under the Buy
American statute by making adjustments to the required percentage of
domestic content and the existing percentages for the price evaluation
preferences in an effort to decrease the amount of foreign-sourced
content in a U.S. manufactured product to promote economic and national
security, help stimulate economic growth, and create jobs. The price
evaluation preferences increase from 6 percent to 20 percent for large
business and from 12 percent to 30 percent for small business; for DoD
procurements there is no change to the DoD 50 percent amount. The
domestic content requirement for iron and steel increases from 50
percent to 95 percent; for other end products and construction
materials, the domestic content requirement increases from 50 percent
to 55 percent. Foreign iron and steel is iron or steel products that
are not produced in the United States. The rule implements E.O. 13881,
Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods, Products, and Materials. This
final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-04 is issued under the
authority of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General
Services, and the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
Unless otherwise specified, all Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and other directive material contained in FAC 2021-04 is
effective January 19, 2021.
John M. Tenaglia,
Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Department of
Defense.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Senior Procurement Executive/Deputy CAO, Office of Acquisition Policy,
U.S. General Services Administration.
William G. Roets, II,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Procurement, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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