Our Government Contract Attorneys Explain How The Buy American Act Affects your West Virginia Contractors
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The Whay Law Firm assists businesses in determining product compliancy with the Buy American Act. Although the law may appear straightforward, it is actually complex and nuanced, especially when you are working on Pennsylvania state and local levels. Violating the law, intentionally or not, may cause significant financial loss to prime contractors and/or sub-contractors on a U.S. government contract, or state and local contracts. The safest path to compliance is to engage Whay Law Firm’s government contract experts for a product-specific compliancy determination.
Following is a brief overview of how the Buy American Act (BAA) affects West Virginia bid proposals and contracts. Although the law and supporting process are complicated, the Whay Law Firm has extensive expertise in compliance determinations. Contact us to learn more.
What is the Buy American Act?
The BAA (41 U.S.C. § 10a et seq.) was passed to initiate a preference for materials for public use being procured by the U.S. government to be made within the United States. Price reasonableness is considered if a product made in the U.S. is more expensive than a similar product made elsewhere. In some cases, the government agency may purchase the foreign product. To evaluate compliance when procurement is subject to the BAA and the lowest price is that of a foreign made product, the contracting officer adds 6% or 12% to the price of the foreign product.
If you are bidding on a contract with the State of West Virginia government or your local town government, state and town government agencies may impose additional Buy American Act regulations with which you must comply. Be confident you are meeting with all BAA requirements imposed by the federal government, WV 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.
Contact Our West Virginia Government Bid Attorneys
Do you know all the requirements of the 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 will review the contract and your product manufacturing process to make a Buy American Act compliance determination.
