The following DOI Buy America general applicability waiver requests have been approved. Entities do not need to apply for a separate DOI Buy America Waiver for items that meet the criteria defined within one of the active waivers below. Any questions in regards to general applicability waivers should be directed to the financial assistance awarding officer for your grant or cooperative agreement. |
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Approved and Active DOI Buy America General Applicability Waivers: |
Project Title | Waiver Justification | Approval Date | Expiration Date | |
DOI Small Grants Waiver | This general applicability waiver provides approval to waive the Buy America Preference for DOI financial assistance agreements when the total award amount of an agreement does not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently $250,000.00. | February 21, 2023 |
February 20, 2028 | |
DOI De Minimis Waiver | This general applicability waiver provides approval to waive the Buy America Preference for otherwise covered infrastructure project purchases totaling up to 5% of the total applicable project costs, up to a maximum of $1,000,000. | February 21, 2023 |
February 20, 2028 | |
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August 15, 2023 |
February 15, 2025 |
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Tribal Consultation Waiver |
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September 1, 2023 |
September 1, 2024 |
Expired DOI Buy America General Applicability Waivers: |
Project Title | Waiver Justification | Approval Date | Expiration Date |
DOI General Applicability Waiver, Six month Adjustment Period | This DOI general applicability waiver of the Buy America Domestic Preference procurement requirements was approved to provide DOI recipients of financial assistance agreements with sufficient time to apply the Buy America preferences without having to disrupt current projects and to allow projects to continue to be executed swiftly without jeopardizing performance goals. | July 13, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 |