Buy American

The DVIRC is a network center under the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST / MEP) under the U.S. Department of Commerce.

In support of Buy American and Buy America provisions are a range of federal procurements, including those funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).

NIST / MEP has also been working with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit, Federal Highway, and Maritime
Administrations, and with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

The Buy America and Buy American provisions basically state that, subject to certain exceptions, appropriated funds for subject programs may not be used to purchase steel, iron, or manufactured goods that are not produced in the U.S.

The MEP network of centers across the country, like DVIRC are ideally situated to match Buy American opportunities with capable and interested U.S. manufacturers. MEP Buy American Supplier Scouting is an ideal partnership of how the national MEP System can serve the growth and competitiveness needs of U.S. Manufacturers.

For more information contact Keith Ashlock at 215-552-3800 or send email to info@dvirc.org.

ARRA Section 1605; 2 CFR 176.70
None of the funds appropriated for or otherwise made available by the Recovery Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless: all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the [an ARRA-funded] project are produced or manufactured in the United States.