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Title:

Guide to Federal Buy America Requirements—2009 Supplement
Cover of Guide to Federal Buy America Requirements—2009 Supplement

Accession Number:

01155120

Record Type:

Monograph

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Transit operators purchase billions in manufactured goods and rolling stock buses and trains. Uncertainty in the way federal requirements apply can be costly and/or delay the purchase of essential equipment. Some transit agencies have extensive experience with Buy America issues and are familiar with its nuances and pitfalls. Others are not quite so familiar. Hopefully, this report will assist transit attorneys and procurement officials in the latter category anticipate and avoid Buy America pitfalls. This report provides an easy to use guide to the Buy America requirements, with an emphasis on the specific requirements that apply to manufactured products and to rolling stock. It should be useful to attorneys, transit administrators, contracting officers, engineers, and all officials that have purchasing responsibilities.

Language:

English

Authors:

Johnson, Jaye Pershing

Pagination:

36p

Publication Date:

2010-3

Serial:

TCRP Legal Research Digest

Issue Number: 31
Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Appendices (1)

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Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Apr 22 2010 3:27PM