Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 12 Apr 2022
On March 7, 2022, the FAR Council published a final rule implementing some of the revisions to the Buy American Act (BAA) that were contemplated by…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 28 Mar 2022
On March 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 23 Mar 2022
On July 30, 2021, in furtherance of President Joe Biden’s January 25, 2021, Executive Order to encourage the use of federal procurements to support…
Blank Rome LLP | USA | 16 Mar 2022
The proposed rule contemplated increasing the current domestic content threshold from 55 percent to 60 percent, with subsequent increases to 65…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 16 Aug 2021
Change is in the air for the Buy American Act (“BAA”). On July 30, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published a proposed rule to the…
White & Case LLP | USA | 5 Aug 2021
On July 30, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published a proposed rule that would increase domestic content requirements for…
Ice Miller LLP | USA | 12 Feb 2021
President Biden aims to maximize the portion of federal procurement funds that are spent on American made products. On January 25, 2021, the President…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 5 Feb 2021
Despite their many differences, Presidents Trump and Biden agree on one thing: that the Government should favor American manufacturers over foreign…
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 29 Sep 2020
On September 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council published the long anticipated proposed rule amending the Federal Acquisition…
Morrison & Foerster LLP | USA | 17 Sep 2020
Earlier this week, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule to implement President Trump’s Executive Order 13881. The Executive Order called for the…