Federal Transit Administration Waives 'Buy America' Requirements for Vans

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) waived the “Buy America” requirement for all minivans and vans not subject to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility regulations that are procured by local transit agencies, state governments and the federal government through any FTA funds, the agency announced (here). FTA didn’t find any minivan manufacturers that met both final assembly and domestic content requirements for non-ADA-accessible minivans, the agency said. FTA will still require final assembly in the U.S. The waiver applies to all contracts for the procurement of non-ADA-accessible minivans and vans entered into before Oct. 1, 2019, or until a fully compliant domestic source becomes available, FTA said.