Resources

Buy America Regulations

49 CFR Part 661, “Buy America Requirements” (09-28-2007)
49 CFR Part 663, “Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits of Rolling Stock Purchases”

FTA Buy America Policy Letters

Buy America: Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits (03-18-1997)
Buy America: Components of Rolling Stock (03-30-2001)

Federal Register: Updates to 49 CFR Part 661

Buy America Requirements; Amendments to Definitions (03-21-2006)
Buy America Requirements; End Product Analysis and Waiver Procedures, Final Rule (09-20-2007)
Buy America Requirements; End Product Analysis and Waiver Procedures, Final Rule correction (09-28-2007)

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

49 CFR Part 571, “Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards”

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

• Buy America Provisions
• Buy America Side-By-Side Comparison Information Sheet

FTA Buy America Website

www.transit.dot.gov

Buy America Checklists

• OP 36 Buy America Review, May 2010: Buy America Pre-Award, Intermediate, and Post-Delivery Review Checklists (pdf )
• Federal Transit Administration Guide for Procurement System Reviews, May 2013: Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Review Requirements and Checklists (Rail) and (Bus) (pdf )