Nixon Peabody Partner, Cara Wulf is discussing "Advanced Strategies for Managing Build America Buy America (BABA) Requirements," at the Public Contracting Institute's (PCI's) webinar.
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Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements have reshaped how federally funded infrastructure projects are planned, procured, documented, and audited—often with significant variation in approach across awarding agencies and programs. This webinar provides an in-depth, practical examination of how key federal agencies are applying BABA in the real world. We will walk through how agencies are implementing the BABA requirements, common compliance pressure points, and what recipients, subrecipients, and contractors can do now to reduce risk, avoid delays, and build a defensible compliance record from solicitation through closeout.
Topics covered:
- How agencies are defining “infrastructure”
- Domestic content standards in practice: iron and steel, manufactured products, and construction materials—what documentation agencies are expecting and when
- Waivers: types (public interest, nonavailability, unreasonable cost), agency processes, timelines, and strategies
- Flow-down and oversight: BABA requirements in subawards and contracts, supplier certifications, and managing compliance across tiers
- Enforcement and audit readiness: monitoring, change orders, substitutions, recordkeeping, and lessons learned from early implementation trends
For more information or to register, visit the event website.