[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR12.815]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
PART 12_ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart E_Buy American Requirements for Assistance Programs
 
Sec. 12.815  Evaluating offers.

    (a) The restrictions of the Buy American Act do not apply when the 
head of the grantee organization or a designee at a level no lower than 
the grantee's designated awarding official determines that using a 
particular domestic

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construction material would unreasonably increase the cost or would be 
impracticable.
    (b) When proposed awards are submitted to the head of the grantee 
organization or a designee at a level no lower than the grantee's 
designated awarding official for approval, each submission shall include 
a description of the materials, including unit and quantity, estimated 
costs, location of the construction project, name and address of the 
proposed contractor, and a detailed justification of the 
impracticability of using domestic materials.