Buy American Act Attorneys For Rhode Island Government Contractors
Learn More About TAA & BAA Compliance
The Whay Law Firm assists Rhode Island businesses in determining product compliance with the Buy American Act. The BAA law is quite complex and nuanced, especially when you are working on state and local levels. The Whay Law Firm has extensive expertise in compliance determinations. The safest path to compliance is to engage Whay Law Firm’s government contract experts for a product-specific compliancy determination.
BAA and Rhode Island State Contract Bids
The BAA (41 U.S.C. § 10a et seq.) represents a preference for materials being procured by the U.S. government for public use to be made within the United States. There are exceptions such as the Trade Agreements Act (TAA), which is the codification of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and is implemented at FAR 52.225-5. With it, the President can waive BAA requirements for certain goods from designated countries. If you are bidding on a Rhode Island contract with or with your local town government, the smaller government agency may impose additional Buy American Act regulations to with which you must comply.
Be confident you are meeting with all BAA requirements imposed by the federal government, Rhode Island government, and any local town requirements. The Whay Law Firm’s government bid attorneys will assist you with understanding the implications of the Buy American Act on your government contract bid and help you to determine which requirements apply to your state or local government contract to make sure that you are not over-certifying for requirements that are not cited in the RFP.
Contact Our Rhode Island Government Bid Attorneys
Do you know all the requirements of Rhode Island’s state or local contract on which you are bidding? If federal government funds are being used, you may need to ensure you are complying with BAA. Call the Whay Law Firm before you submit your government contract bid. We offer our extensive government contract knowledge to Rhode Island contractors in need of legal support. We will review the contract and your product manufacturing process to make a Buy American Act compliancy determination.
