The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued final Buy America policy guidance advising transit agencies and transit vehicle manufacturers how to implement a phased increase in domestic content requirements for transit rolling stock procurements from 60% to more than 70% by the year 2020.
Under the FTA final policy guidance, the Buy America domestic content requirements for transit rolling stock procurements for railcars and buses will be based on the scheduled delivery date of the first production vehicle. The domestic content minimum for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is more than 60 percent; for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, it is more than 65 percent; and for fiscal year 2020 and beyond it is more than 70 percent.
“Buy America provisions ensure that federally funded transport projects are built with American-made products. As a result, DOT investments support an entire supply chain of American companies and their employees,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
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