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" Buy American Tracking
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For compliance with the Buy American Provision, there are two allowed exceptions for purchasing non-domestic products:
A) Product is not manufactured domestically in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality.
B) Competitive procurement reveals that the cost of the domestic product is significantly higher than the cost of the non-domestic product.
Both exceptions A and B require documentation, unless on the FAR list (48 CFR 25.104).
All non-domestic commercial food items, including commercial food exceptions, must be tracked for compliance with the 10% CAP.
SFAs must develop a methodology to track these food items to ensure compliance.
USDA developed a tracking tool, but this specific tool is not required.
TDA held the Buy American Webinar on May 2025. This webinar can be found here.
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Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
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