Buy American Act Requirements in Acquisitions of Vertical Lifting Hangar Doors

摘要

The audit was conducted as the result of an inquiry made by Senator Sam Nunn on behalf of a constituent. The constituent, a contractor, made allegations involving a contract awarded by the Maine United States Property and Fiscal Officer. Specifically, the constituent implied that Megadoor, Inc. did not comply with the Buy American Act when supplying hangar doors to construction contractors for Air National Guard construction projects. Generally, the Buy American Act and implementing regulations require construction materials used in Government projects under $6.5 million to be manufactured in the United States and to contain domestic components that cost more than 50 percent of the total component cost. The constituent also alleged that a prime construction contractor improperly used the constituent's bid for subcontract work to lower the bid of another subcontractor (Megadoor, Inc.) for the manufacture of vertical lifting hangar doors on a construction project.