DoD, GSA and NASA Propose to Implement Higher Domestic Thresholds for Procurement
The Defense Department, the General Services Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Sept. 14 issued a proposed rule to implement a recent executive order that increased preferences for domestically sourced goods in government procurement. As outlined in…
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EO 13881, issued in July, the proposal would set a 95% domestic content requirement for iron and steel sourced by the government, and would increase from 50% to 55% the same threshold for all other goods. The proposal would also implement the EO’s directive to increase price preferences for domestic end products and construction material. Comments are due Nov. 13.